Threats Up, Worries Down

A couple weeks ago, amid the schedule of training exercises done by the US and South Korea, the North Koreans said they're prepared to respond with a nuclear attack in order to be "big tough guys."

Now, since those exercises have taken place, there has not been any response. It is possible that the North's telegraph machine is on the fritz, though. So they may have a carrier pigeon on the way.

While it wasn't a response, a South Korean did die due to the Korean War. On Saturday, about 35 miles northeast of Seoul, a floating mine found it's way to the South Korea side of a river and exploded, killing one and injuring another.

Apparently, due to heavy rains, the North is releasing water from dams, and junk is just floating this way.

'South Korean soldiers and police have retrieved 29 boxes of North Korean mines in their joint search which began on Friday along all streams connected to the Imjin River, he said, of which 18 boxes were empty.

Heavy rain has hit the northern part of the peninsula in recent weeks, swelling water levels. The North has discharged water from dams north of the river flowing to South Korea.'

Note to everyone in that area: Stay out of the water.