And now we return to our regularly scheduled nuclear crisis

N. Korea Nixes Further Nuke Talks

"We are taking concrete measures to keep and further strengthen our nuclear deterrent force as self-defense aimed at preventing a nuclear pre-emptive strike by the U.S. and guarantee peace and security on the Korean Peninsula," the North Korean spokesman said.

"We have lost any interest in or expectations for talks when it has been proved that the U.S. has no willingness to build peaceful coexistence with us but spares no efforts to use the six-way talks to completely disarm us."

North Korea already said it was no longer interested in further talks when the Beijing meeting ended a month ago without setting a date for the new round of talks.

The North since has said it would strengthen its nuclear weapons program as a "deterrent."

Yes, our brilliant plan is working just perfectly. We now have Kim boy precisely where we want him. Soon we will spring our clever trap shut and put an end to this madness once and for all.

Soooooooooooooooooon.

(cue rustling leaves).