North Korea Reverts to Form

The brief honeymoon of mysterious moves toward reconciliation between North and South Korea appears to be nearing an end.

Although the level of vituperation remains relatively low, North Korea is leaving one reality totally clear. There has been no change in the North's resolve to cling to its nuclear program in the face of United Nations Security Council sanctions and South Korea's latest offer of good things if only the North would reverse its policy and come to terms on its nukes.