[jola]

i don't think a war will come of this. i don't think the north koreans are that stupid. what's key is 1) north korea wants to survive w/ status 2) china, their only significant official ally is against them. if north korea fires a nuclear warhead, they will lose all attempts at bilateral talks with the US and china will turn on them. in such a case, not only would the US be forced to retaliate, but russia, china, and all of europe would support us.

of course, we could always fire a nuke back and make a mess of earth.