North Korea preparing for War?

Given to the latest events related to North Korea, it is a statement that could be not very far away from happening.
The unbearable insult
North Korea decided to walk out on the international six-party talks with the US, Russia, Japan, China, and South Korea after describing the UN action it took after the “satellite” test on April 5th as an “unbearable insult.” The North Korean Foreign Ministry said that the UN’s statement of condemning its rocket launch and tightening existing sanctions infringed its sovereignty. The rocket, which was declared to be for pacific purposes by Pyongyang (North Korea’s Capital and largest city), was thought to be a disguised missile test, and the launching violated several UN laws. North Korea had previously threatened that any criticism of the rocket launch would cause the international six-party meetings to end. It also mentioned any act to bring down the rocket would be considered an “act of war”.
Nuclear Activity
And that’s not all; the ministry also said it would “strengthen its nuclear deterrent for its defense by all means”. The Yongbyon reactor was shut down on June 2007 after coming to an agreement which would benefit them for fuel aid. North Korea announced recently it would restore its partially disabled Yongbyon nuclear reactor which was the fuel source for its 2006 atomic test, thus breaking the original agreement made on 2007.
High Tensions
North Korea has been angered by South Korea’s plans to join a US-led initiative to track and stop ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. BBC News John Sudworth in Seoul says that recently North Korea has been turning up its angry rhetoric by reminding South Korea that its capital Seoul is just 50km from the border – well within artillery range.
Re-Processing fuels
North Korea announced it has started re-processing spent fuel rods at the Yongbyon nuclear plant. This action is a possible move towards producing weapons-grade plutonium. It is thought to possess enough reprocessed plutonium for between six and eight nuclear weapons. “We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state.” Declared Megan Mattson, a US state department spokeswoman.
Hillary Clinton’s involvement
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged North Korea to return to its obligations to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. Hillary also added that she hoped the six-party would be able to resume discussions with Pyongyang. “We hope that we’ll be able to resume discussions with North Korea that will lead to their assuming responsibility for denuclearizing the peninsula,” she said.
Concluding
It seems that the assumption of the UN about North Korea testing nuclear weapons range could be not at all ‘mistaken’. After the launching of the rocket plus the recent declarations of North Korea resuming their nuclear plants it really looks like the rocket launching was indeed a nuclear weapon range testing. Is this the beginning of a new war?
What do you think?