N. Korea: Missile Tests More Likely to Be Messages than Mistakes

North Korea reportedly tested two surface-to-air missiles March 8, though reports conflict as to whether the tests were intentional or accidental and whether the missiles flew toward China or the East Sea. Pyongyang has often used nonballistic missile tests to add heft to political negotiations, and given the timing — in association with Pyongyang's hints at ending the six-party talks and recent comments from U.S. military officials warning of a North Korean missile buildup — this appears to be more posturing.