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market. and what they engage in is a form of extortion and blackmail. in other words, feed us, fuel us, before we kill again. and what we have to do be very careful how we calibrate our responses, but we have to be prepared to be really ready and always trained to the very highest level to make sure if there is going to be in any kind of action taken by the north that we are prepared to deal with it. i think secretary hagel sent that message very subtly, low key, but the message is we're prepared to deal with anything that the north might try and do. >> and the end of the six-year peace deal between the north and south this week, what is the likelihood the north would actually attack the south? >> well, it's always possible. again, miscalculations, they are likely to engage in another act of provocation. their history is such that every time there's a new president of south korea, they engage in some kind of provocation in order to test the resolve and response of that leader. this is a very difficult situation because they have engaged in two very provocative