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preparing. >> reporter: we're now close to the southern edge of the demilitarized zone, this sign warning against going any further. now, south korea is used to blood-curdling threats from the north. they pretty much take them in their stride. also, in the past when there have been attacks, the south has been reluctant to hit back. but what changed this week is where rockets came from the north thursday, seoul hit back forcefully with a big barrage of its own. they've made clear that this weekend, if there is any prof kags from the north, they will again hit back and they'll hit back hard. ian williams, nbc news, near the dmz. >> i'm joined by former new mexico governor bill richardson. also former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. governor, we've seen these types of threats before from the north. is there any reason to believe it's different this time? >> well, it is different this time. it's the most heightened tension in the last five years.
anger from pyongyang from south korea to place loud speaker tons border to put propaganda into north korea. we have the latest from the dmz. >> reporter: we're now close to the southern edge of the demilitarized zone, this sign warning against going any further. now, south korea is used to blood curdling threats from the north. they pretty much take them in their stride. also in the past, when there have been attacks, the south has been reluctant to hit back. but what changed this week is when rockets came from the north thursday, seoul hit back forcefully be a big barrage of its own and they made clear that this weekend, if there is any provocation from the north, they will again hit back and they will hit backyard. ian williams, nbc news, near the dmz. >> there are still more than 28,000 u.s. troops stationed in south korea where the war with the north has typically never ended after 65 years. joining me now is the state department spokesman retired
days ago. kim jong-un doesn't like it that is what led to the firing of shells into the south yesterday to which the south replied. we're now close to the southern edge of the demilitarized zone. this sign warning against going any further. south korea is used to blood curdling threats from the north. they pretty much take them in stride. in the past when there have been attacks the south has been reluctant to hit back. what changed this week is when rockets came from the north thursday, seoul hit back forcefully with a big barrage of its own and they have made clear that this weekend if there is any provocation from the north they will again hit back and they will hit back hard. ian williams, nbc news, near the dmz. >> and for more i want to bring in my panel. thank you for joining us. we are talking about the deadline. it is in a couple of hours, 4:00
kim jong-un doesn't like it. that's what led to the firing of shells into the south yesterday to which the south replied. we're now close to the southern edge of the demilitarized zone, this sign warning against going any further. now, south korea is used to blood curdling threats from the north. they pretty much take them in their stride. also in the past when there have been attacks the south has been reluctant to hit back. but what changed this week is when rockets came from the north thursday, seoul hit back forcefully with a big barrage of its own. and they've made clear that this weekend, if there is any provocation from the north, they will again hit back and they will hit back hard. >> that was nbc's ian williams from south korea. right now there's a category 2 hurricane barreling toward the caribbean with sustained winds of more than 100 miles an hour. there is some encouraging news this afternoon, though. forecasters are predicting hurricane danny should lose strength over the next 48 hours.