oops in the world. 1.2million troops. south korea in a high state of alert. they say u.s. posture has not changed. martha: thank you. bill: some backed on north korea s missile program, their first test in october of 2006 fairly weak. that was five years ago indicating problems with the design of the weapon. even though the north has exploded nuclear devices the come admonition nation has not shown it is capable yet of producing a working nuclear bomb. the missile test not believed to be side to the death of kim jong-il that happened earlier. experts believe it had been planned before. we are told the president was alerted to the death of kim jong-il as, the news of his death. wendell goler on the north lawn now. what is the white house saying? what is the message from there. reporter: experts say given the upheaval that followed the death of his father in the mid