dialogue, but we are not reward north korea for shattering the peace or defying the international community. >> reporter: less than three weeks later pyongyang threatened to retaliate with nuclear weapons if the south went ahead with exercises. at the last minute kim jung il did not attack, at least for now, but he had made the point sending shivers through the international community and holding on the the uranium enrichment program that secretary clinton is demanding he stop. using different methed thises for iran and north korea, and they are experts in skating close to the abyss, and iran with the fate that israel may destroy its nuclear program before it gets the bomb, and north korea goading south korea to launch a devastating attack. neither scenario has happened, but a new and dangerous year is approaching. suzanne. >> thank you, jill dougherty at the state department.