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That is certainly to your point. how do you see this playing out? is it going to be like past situations where all the bluster of north korea is going to blow over or do you sense that this is different? >> this is a young leader, we dont know that much about him about what hes likely to do. north korea has done this before, they have raised the temperature at times in order to get international attention. they are clearly aspiring to the u.n. actions, the key player here could very well be chin...

So, we dont really know what he will do. is it just bluster? i think the administration what they are trying to do is get what the people like china, their closest ally who is expressing that they are fed up with this and that they are willing to start putting pressure and go the diplomatic route and ratchet this down to the worst of the worst doesnt happen. >> chris: china, jennifer, the obama administration has reported the china, either you crack down and somehow get your regime because they ...

We dont really know what he will do. is it just bluster? the administration, what they are trying to do is get with the people like china, their closest ally, who is expressing they are fed up with this and they are willing to start putting pressure on north korea and they will go that diplomatic route to get them to ratchet it down so the worst of the worst doesnt happen. >>chris: picking up on china, the obama administration has reportedly said to china, look, either you crackdown and somehow ...

This is a concern. the ambassador, the embassy could be in danger, is that a ploy to get other governments involved? >> sure looks like theyre trying to hype the notion that theres danger in the peninsula caused by the u.s., et cetera. i must say ive never heard of this kind of thing before to tell embassies to go run for your lives and then the embassies say no, were fine, just staying right here. so it is really an example of this kind of bizarre north korean propaganda. >> it sounds like this...

In recent weeks, clearly getting a little tired of the north koreans and i think thats why its been important for the u.s. to keep our own rhetoric at a lower level and try to work with the chinese and ways that china can be helpful in bringing the north koreans back from the brink. i doubt were going to be able to get any nuclear talks started any time soon but at least we can kind of get through this crisis with the last few weeks. >> mr. cirincione is it your perception this has more to do wi...

Thing before, to tell embassies to run for your lives and the embassies saying, no, were fine right here. it is really an example of this bizarre north korean propaganda. >> it sounds like this has a lot to do more with internal politics and less so with external politics. what is the end game, in your mind? >> weve stood firm, reassured our allies. were now working with china. weve drawn clear limits for north korea. you cant get into this bluster, counterbluster game. north korea can out-crazy...

Noticed and doesnt mean to follow through? >> well, yes and no. while i do agree they are trying to elevate the level of risk and tension, i think we have to be careful because we have the tendency to dismiss north korean actions as being just bluster and show. very often the metaphor used is they are just children looking to get attention. yes, what professor lee said is true. but these threats are also very serious. >> the u.s. is already moving another warship into the area. the u.s. has also...

[ sighs ] [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, thats progressive. call or click today. the north korean leader kim jong-uns threats and bluster may be getting the worlds attention, but many suspect hes little more than a puppet. the public face of a more mysterious and powerful hierarchy thats really in control. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has more on who may be pulling kims strings. what are you learning over there, chris? >> reporte...

There are military maneuvers of military alert in north korea that is accompanying this rhetoric. >> reporter: dont expect north korea to be leaving the headlines any time soon, wolf. the new president, park l be here next month visiting president obama. and its expected, i would say, that north korea, as it does at times, may act up and try to steal some of the attention during that time, as well. >> thank you very much. lets go back to our guests for some further analysis right now. there is a...

Intelligence committee. good to see you this afternoon. what is your take on all of this? how serious is it? just the usual bluster from north korea or could it morph in to something else? >> it is more than the usual bluster. the reason i say this is, kim jong-un, i dont know if he is able to turn this off. this time of year, north korea starts activity like this. but his father knew when to cal brate it and step it back. he could get himself out on a limb and hostilities could emerge. for inst...