nuclear devices, yes, warheads, maybe. reliable missiles that could carry an atomic to the u.s., no. tonight reaction from the white house. it reads in part, and i quote, we have seen today's statement by north korea again making unhelp offul and uninstructive threats. north korea should stop its the provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by international obligations. the pentagon late today word the u.s. is deploying ground base intercepters like these to guam. the ones you see here in hawaii deployed four years ago to counter an earlier threat from north korea. that in addition to the floating radar platform being sent to the korean peninsula along with two navy destroyers carrying radar systems and weaponry designed to shoot did you know down missiles. the pentagon not taking chances but the question remains, how serious should the u.s., should you and the world take these threats. the north koreans have become masters of the ham handed bluff. but even if the nuclear part is bluster could this ignite a conventional war?