ANOTHER NORTH KOREAN THREAT – AT 9:56 A.M. ET:  North Korea continues its rapid development programs.  They've had a number of failures in missile tests, but we must assume they'll correct their mistakes and have deadly, operational ICBM's in the near future.  They appear to be working on sub-launched missiles as well.  From the Daily Mail: 

Satellite images have revealed how North Korea is preparing to trial its arsenal of submarine rockets amid fears of an impending nuclear test.

Pictures of the Nampo Naval shipyard on the country's west coast show dictator Kim Jong-un has 'imported' a new barge so his navy can carry out underwater test missile launches.

The 68ft barge is identical to another seen at the Sinpo South shipyard on the east coast which has been involved in up to six test launches since 2014.

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This morning Kim Jong-un accused the US of pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of American bombers carried out training drills in the region.

The supersonic B-1B Lancers were deployed in a joint training exercise with the Japanese air forces.

North Korea said the bombers conducted 'a nuclear bomb dropping drill against major objects' in its territory at a time when US President Donald Trump and 'other U.S. warmongers are crying out for making a preemptive nuclear strike'.

'The reckless military provocation is pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula closer to the brink of nuclear war,' the North's official KCNA news agency said this morning.

The flight of the two bombers on Monday came as Trump said he was open to meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in the appropriate circumstances, even though Pyongyang suggested it would continue with its nuclear tests.

COMMENT:  President Trump is committed to shutting down the North Korean nuclear and missile programs.  So far, North Korea has given no hint that it is willing to shut them down. 

The president is offering diplomacy.  However, there is a high danger here of some kind of military clash, which might involve the shooting down of a North Korean test missile.  Right now, North Korea is the most dangerous place in the world.

May 2, 2017