North Korea tensions: Russia's Lavrov fears 'spiral'
Found on BBC News on Friday, 29 March 2013
The North Korean situation could spiral out of control, Russia has warned, after another day of inflamed rhetoric from Pyongyang.
North Korean state media reported leader Kim Jong-un "judged the time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists".
North Korea has made multiple threats against both the US and South Korea in recent weeks, including warning of a "pre-emptive nuclear strike" on the US and the scrapping of the Korean War armistice.
Kim Jong-un may have some balls there, but that won't really help if things get serious. He's probably acting tough so that he can get more support for his starving people in exchange for playing nice again. Russia and China will think twice before joining North Korea's side if this escalated to the next level.