North Korea’s Goal May Be Acceptance as Nuclear State

North Korea’s young dictator may be creating a crisis atmosphere as part of a strategy to force the U.S. and other nations to recognize his nation as a nuclear weapons power.

U.S. and South Korean officials said North Korea could conduct another nuclear or missile test as soon as today, although they cautioned that the reclusive regime frequently makes military preparations that are visible to spy satellites to mask its real intentions.