Prior to today's launch, a North Korean soldier stood guard. Pedro Ugarte /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Seoul today: South Koreans watch a television broadcast about the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Linda Wertheimer talks with Stephen Bosworth
This still image taken from video shows lawmaker Kim Sun-Dong (bottom) of the Democratic Labor Party detonating a tear gas canister and throwing it toward the chairman's seat at the National Assembly. Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
South Korean pop singer Rain gave a military salute to his fans today before entering the army.
Lee Jin-man/AP hide captionThe law firm handling a new suit seeking damages for Apple's location tracking gathered plaintiffs at a website called"sue apple," seen here in a screengrab. sueapple.co.kr hide caption
Bill Richardson on North Korean rhetoric
A vapor trail is left by reconnaissance plane over a South Korean island near the disputed Korean border. AhnYoung-joon/AP hide caption
A South Korean marine stands guard on Yeonpyeong island on Friday. AhnYoung-joon/AP hide caption
The U.S. and Japan are conducting joint exercises in the Sea of Japan, near the coast of South Korea. Here, the USS John McCain (L) pulls alongside the USS George Washington in the Sea of Japan. MC3 David Juan Pinalez /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
US Navy crew members work on the USS George Washington during a joint US and South Korea military exercise. Pool/Getty hide caption
View of the WikiLeaks homepage taken on November 28, 2010. NICHOLAS KAMM/Getty hide caption
Destroyed houses on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, which was hit Tuesday by artillery shells fired from the North. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Destroyed houses on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, a day after North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells upon it, killing two South Korean civilians and two South Korean soldiers. DONG-A ILBO/Getty hide caption