Mon Apr 8, 2013 AT 6:05 AM EDT
As NoKo dictator Kim Jong Un continues his recent pattern of belligerence, top officials in the Obama administration promised an immediate and proportional response to any aggression. The NYT reports American security officials are planning an “immediate but proportional ‘response in kind’” to any action taken by NoKo. The AP reports South Korean officials are warning of a likely NoKo missile test in coming days. And Sen. John McCain warns of ‘accidental’ war.