Pyongyang's Nuclear Posturing: A Familiar Script Plays Out The recent warning from North Korea about a new "deterrent" measure ahead of joint US South Korea military drills has set off alarm bells in Seoul and Washington.
But beneath the surface, this latest tantrum from Kim Jong un's regime looks suspiciously like déjà vu all over again.
Every summer, without fail, North Korea denounces the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises as rehearsals for invasion and a threat to its very existence.