Really you guys do not have any political thinking at all. What does North Korea have to gain from this? really? They get the attention a blacked out nation wants to be heard. It draws immediate attentionb from larger countries who have what they want. A nuclear power is listened to when it rattles its saber.this country a socialistic one under communist rule is struggling and does not want to bow down and beg for assistance but wants to be allowed to openly trade for what it needs but it can not as it is blocked by the UN and the world. If China stopped its minimal aide they would starve and collapse. You get the worlds attention by building a huclear war head that will fire and then launch rockets at the last super powers waters you have the stage to say what you want and have a few chips in your pocket to begin negotioations.You guys would be the worste small company negotiaters ever lol. You think if North korea had no nukes no rockets, remained small quiet and unnoticed the world would even care about North Korea? Nope not one bit. North Korea saw its oppurtunity toi make this move as they know Obama is not a military president and is so busy spending money it was the right time to make noise. Noise he has made. World can you hear North Korea now...yeah we hear and se you.. thats what he got from this.. I swear its like teaching kids how to tie thier shoes in here some times.