16 April 2013 (00:08 UTC-07 Tango)/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Many analysts expected the DPRK to test launch at least one ICBM on 15 April 2013.  Instead what we got was another ultimatum from North Korea, and the Boston Marathon bombings.

The U.S. ambassador to South Korea stated there is now a “united front” of China, Japan and United States against North Korea.