easter sunday service. briefly talking about the north korean situation but not indicating that there will be any kind of response to this failed launch. u.s. officials saying that why would they invest resources talking about a failed launch. however, if there is something more provocative such as a sixth nuclear test which analysts believe could happen anytime in north korea, that may force the united states to take some kind of action. so there still is the potential for the situation to escalate. the question is timing. will north korea try to launch missiles while the u.s. vice president is in the region? will they wait until the 25th of april, a major military anniversary here in north korea or maybe it will be neither one of those days. that is the thing in north korea. it's not a matter of if, but when. will ripley cnn, pyongyang north korea. >> will, thanks very much. let's talk more about this with former governor of new mexico bill richardson. he joins me on the telephone. he's also a former u.s.