Bear in mind that, , North Korea's regime is skilled at making threats. And fortunately, the most ominous of those threats have not been followed by action in recent decades.
With those caveats in mind, here are Thursday's developments in the latest round of provocative moves by the communist state. From Beijing, Louisa tells our °µºÚ±¬ÁÏcast Desk that:
-- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin says North Korea has moved a missile with considerable range to its east coast. Kim told the South Korean parliament Thursday that the North Korean missile is not capable of hitting the United States. He said the missile could have been moved for testing or for drills. So far, according to Kim, there's no sign of military mobilizations that could suggest preparations for a full-scale conflict.
-- North Korea has said it may shut down a within its borders where companies from the South get some goods produced. And for a second day, South Koreans have been blocked from entering the Kaesong industrial zone.
Update at 1:45 p.m. ET. North Korea Is Looking For Ways To Show "It Means Business":
Louisa will have more on All Things Considered later today. y, has written a report about the Kaesong industrial complex. He tells her that while North Korea could block South Korean companies from the project and try to run the factories there on its own, "the thing that North Korea [would] lack is buyers" for the goods — which now go to the South.
But North Korea is "looking for ways to demonstrate that it means business," Cronin says. "It's going to threaten the outside powers until they decide negotiation is better than pressuring North Korea, which could lead to war."
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