What worries me the most is all of the very ancient North Korean generals that are constantly around "Dear Leader" advising him and stroking his ego.

You have to know that for most of these old farts, this is their last time at bat. They've lived a long and privileged life under the Army First Policy, and nuclear war with the U.S., Japan and South Korea might be considered a glorious end to a long career in the military. For most of them the Korean War never ended, and they probably know anyway that their country is unsustainable in the long run and is ripe for revolution in the near future.

If they're going to play their hand, many of them realize they had better play it quickly before their starving masses string them up. I believe "Dear Leader" is being successfully manipulated and war seems inevitable.