Now how many more of these “test” launches are they going to get away with before someone does something? Which one of these are going to finally have a nuke on it?
the one you least expect, meester bond...
“Your testing my patience!!!”
"Now how many more of these “test” launches are they going to get away with before someone does something? . . . "
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How many does that make this time around? Six? Seven? I lost count.
The North Korean(s) is (are) testing something alright. Those missiles are the means, not the subject of that test:
“A scientific theory is an integrated conceptual framework for reasoning about a class of phenomena, which is able to coordinate existing facts and laws and sometimes provide predictions of new ones.
A scientific fact is a controlled, repeatable and/or rigorously verified observation.
A scientific law is a statement of an observed regularity among facts, often expressible as a simple mathematical relationship.”
http://ola4.aacc.edu/jsfreeman/TheoryandLaw.htm
North Korea initially ran its experiment to determine and measure the USA’s response. Thereafter, it replicated it to determine whether the US is unable and/or unwilling to respond, and/or unsupported in doing so. Having answered that question, it has continued to replicate the experiment to prove and validate its theory to itself, the USA and, most importantly of all, the world at large—especially the USA’s non-allies.
That last bit is crucial: while North Korea's top-tier allies are few and far between, the USA has an abundance of bottom-shelf enemies, the wannabe world stage players. While we are watching and counting missiles, our enemies are watching us and, to a lesser degree, our “allies,” and counting the minutes, days, weeks, months between launches and our response--or non-response in this case. The longer the time, the shorter and stronger the chain that defines our capabilities and willingness to defend our self, our allies, and our shared interests.
The North Koreans continue to count, not for the sake of the scientific method but for their own amusement. Their theory became fact the first time we did not respond; subsequent launches only verified what they learned from the first launch. In this case, the fact becomes law when the nations sitting on the sidelines grant it legitimacy: silence and inaction being tacit approval.
At some point thereafter, the world will have the answer to the second part of your question: "Which one of these are going to finally have a nuke on it?"
"Meanwhile, back at the ranch," those who could not point to North Korea, while perched atop the Pyongyang TV tower and staring at a map of the Korean peninsula, will enjoy bread and circuses.