I don’t think so, but there are a couple of troubling developments to note.

1) Foreign policy guru Blake Hounshell links this article by Victor Cha, a professor at Georgetown and senior adviser at Center for Strategic and International Studies. To quote the first sentence, “There is a real possibility of war on the Korean Peninsula.” Read all of that.

2) Allahpundit just received an email from a military reader who says, “Force Protection Condition just elevated from ‘Bravo’ to ‘Charlie’ on US installations in South Korea.” According to the same reader, Charlie is the second highest level. The last time “Delta” was reached was September 11th.

Whatever ends up happening, things are fragile right now. The north doesn’t seem to be backing down and the south is promising military retaliation if attacked again. Very dangerous.

Update: The South Korean defense minister paid a visit to Air Force and Navy units today, checking up on their readiness.