TONE IT DOWN: A top State Department official warned North Korea to avoid “any type of provocative activity” and to return to negotiations on its nuclear weapons program.

MISSILE RUMORS: Recent reports have said North Korea might be preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile.

NOT SMART: Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said, “That would be a profoundly unwise step by the North Koreans.”

Source: The Associated Press