
Tensions between the U.S.
and North Korea are reaching a boiling point,
and war may be on the horizon. (Getty Images)
The deteriorating situation between the United States and North Korea is reaching a boiling point, with White House officials going so far as to devise contingency military plans for use against the communist state. The U.S. military presence is growing on the Korean peninsula, and appears ready and willing to go to war at any moment. With all the information streaming in from the Korean peninsula, here's what you need to know.
THE RECENT EVENTS
WILL CHINA HELP?
Neither the U.S. or North Korea are signaling that they are willing to back down. Choe's warning to the U.N. that there will be no halt to North Korea's nuclear program, and the continued missile tests are pushing U.S. leadership in both the White House and the military toward accepting a military route.