Behavioral patterns in North Korea’s brinkmanship make preparing for the next provocation possible. Understanding these patterns is important for the year 2012 when North Korea celebrates the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founding dictator of North Korea and late father of Kim Jong Il. Pyongyang’s most likely next move would be another nuclear or ballistic missile test in 2012.
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