[TigerLikesRooster]

For the next confrontation, they could hit(blow up) a strategic target inside SK with special force. SK could retaliate by hitting some military target in NK, and then NK could fire their long-range rockets or artillery, which can reach close to Seoul. They will wait and see how public opinion will shift in SK: getting even more outraged or starting to get spooked.

It is worth monitoring pro-North leftwing elements in SK. When things heat up on military front, they will also create political or social chaos in SK. In commie playbook, two go in tandem. So level of their activity can serve as another indicator. If they suddenly create political turmoil on several fronts simultaneously, it will tell you that things are getting ominous. This will be matched by non-stop belligerent rhetoric from North.

[jhpigott]

What strikes me as ominous is the tone of Gates, Mullen, Blair and Sharp.

Almost in chorus, these guys are all saying things are going to get dicey on the peninsula