So far, according to the South Korean news source recently, the head of the North Korean military said that he officially "warmed up" the artillery force right next to the DMZ close to Seoul if either South Korea or America do a single dangerous thing. Problem is:
Yeah, the artillery range basically swallows beyond Seoul as an appetizer.
Then there's a growing frustration by the South Korean public against the President Lee Myeong-bak about this North Korean issue.
Overall how I see it up until now. The whole missile crisis is North Korea wants one of these:
1. Motivate the already angry South Korean public to kick the pro-American president out of the office. Since the South Korean "militarism" decades ago is gone today, it will be open for possibility.
As a South Korean, I don't mind Lee Myeong-bak being impeached. Screw this guy anyways. He did more harm to the average South Korean citizens than we imagined.
2. North Korea is very uncertain about the world's financial crisis that could possibly cut the supply line.
3. The current president recommended the former pro-North Korean president to be investigated and the North Korean government is frustrated about this.
4. North Korea wants to re-evaluate its military force in this fast-changing diplomatic environment.
Yeah, that's about it.