The DPRK on Sunday announced five new ‘no sail zones’ on both its east and west coast, raising concerns in the South that Pyongyang may be gearing up for more short-range ballistic missile tests.

North Korea’s last round of short-range missile launches in October were passed off by many observers as evidence of Pyongyang’s ‘two-track’ strategy of asserting strength whilst trying to bring the Obama administration back to the negotiating table on the nuclear issue.  So was last week’s artillery barrage near the ROK border.  References to bargaining chips, double standards and even‘the juvenile behavior of a teenager’continue