week that actually exploded, and a there today which was defused and this time the target, the greek embassy, which is actually right in front of the home of the american ambassador in rome, is believed to be the work of the same people who did send the ones last week, anarchists taking responsibility for the bombs and they were clearly not meant just to scare people. it was a few days ago, two people were seriously injured, opening mail bombs, at the swiss and the chilean embassy, one of those bombs, supposedly having a bolt inside which ended up in the chest of the man at the chilean embassy, both of those people, seriously injured. all embassies here on high alert. and, finally, patti ann, a clearly clearly they are taking these thing seriously, because of the injuries they have done and also this one today and also being a real bomb and there were a lot of suspicious packages, which turned out to be false alarms, and there was actually an embassy, sweden, which closed as a precau
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possible, because this young leader is certainly as tested. we are likely to see tough days ahead. patti ann: tough rhetoric from both sides today as jennifer mentioned the south korean president said that south korea will respond relentlessly an also said he s not afraid of war and fear is never helpful in preventing war. sort of tough talk for a president who earlier this year was accused of being soft in the wake of that one north korean attack. i think he s reflecting south korean public opinion. they were a little bit softer, a little bit more dovish after the sinking of the ship earlier this year. remember south korea is an ally of the united states. we had the exercises with south korea in the yellow sea, south korea responded with additional exercises after the shelling of that island. they showed resolve, showed strength. i think that is certainly something that north korea will understand and i think once again i think the president is reflecting the sentiments of the south
address today warning fear of war is never helpful in preventing war, urging his armed forces to quote, respond relentlessly when they come under attack. all of this is being seen in the context of north korean succession. people reasonably believe that the north korean military is very concerned there is a risk of fragmentation, and therefore the risk of actual military confrontation on the peninsula will increase. reporter: and that is what has the pentagon and north korea watchers worried, but it is the threat of a third nuclear test that has south korea most concerned and further concerned that north korea may be working with iran to improve its ability to deliver those weapons. rick: jennifer griffin in the bureau for us this morning. thanks. patti ann: for more now on the threat posed by north korea we are joined by former cia officer beater brooks who is a senior fellow at the heritage