North Korea put its armed forces on standby Monday and threatened retaliation against anyone seeking to stop it from firing what regional powers fear will be a missile in the latest barrage of threats from the communist regime. Pyongyang also cut off a military hot line with the South, causing a complete shutdown of their border and stranding hundreds of South Koreans working in an industrial zone in the North Korean border city of Kaesong. Monday’s warning came as U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off annual war games across the South, exercises the North has condemned as preparation for an invasion. Pyongyang last week threatened South Korean passenger planes flying near its airspace during the drills. Analysts say the regime is trying to grab President Barack Obama’s attention as his administration formulates its North Korea policy.

Is this the serious test that Vice-President Biden was talking about last year? Does President Obama have the backbone to stand up to the threats from Pyongyang or will we be following the appeasement line? North Korea has been posturing like this for years, when is someone finally going to call them on it? What should our policy be going forward with North Korea?

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