japan maybe will be joining the carl vincent in the sea of japan. there was already moves towards a stepped up military presence among the u.s. allies in the region. what remains to be seen, of course, is the reaction. there was the suggestion by kelly o'donnell and others who were closer to the president in suggesting that there probably won't be much of a reaction, that there will be a hesitation to give kim jong-un the sort of platform that he's looking for and the attention that he wants. in speaking with south korean observers, there's the sense that having been to the brink and back before that this is just the game that north korea tends to play, that it's less military brinkmanship than it is a political gain so kim jong-un may be sending his own message in saying that he wants to talk. >> there in seoul, south korea,