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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 15: South Korean conservative protesters deface a North Korean flag during a rally demonstrating against North Korea on April 15, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea marks its founder Kim Il-Sung's 101th birthday today while the fear on possible missile launch continues. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) ( 166653418 )

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 15: South Korean conservative protesters chant slogans during a rally demonstrating against North Korea on April 15, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea marks its founder Kim Il-Sung's 101th birthday today while the fear on possible missile launch continues. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) ( 166653413 )

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 15: South Korean conservative protesters burn a mockup of a North Korean missile and effigies of North Korea national founder Kim Il-Sung, former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and now leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti-North Korea rally on April 15, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea marks its founder Kim Il-Sung's 101th birthday today while the fear on possible missile launch continues. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) ( 166653414 )

North Korean soldiers visit the bronze statues of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung (L) and late leader Kim Jong-il at Mansudae in Pyongyang, in this photo taken and provided by Kyodo April 15, 2013, the birthday of Kim Il-sung. REUTERS/Kyodo ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

Military officials applaud as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smiles during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang, in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency on April 16, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

Attendees applaud during a central report meeting to celebrate the 101st birth anniversary of North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung, at the April 25 Culture Hall in Pyongyang, in this photo distributed by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 14, 2013. ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

North Korean soldiers salute as civilians bow to bronze statues (not pictured) of North Korea's late founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong-il at Mansudae in Pyongyang, in this photo taken and provided by Kyodo on April 15, 2013, on the 101st birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo ( NORTH-KOREA-CELEBRATIONS/ )

Participants of the Third April Spring People's Art Festival dance during an outdoor performance in Pyongyang, to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung, in this photo distributed by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 15, 2013. North Korea celebrated the anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday and abandoned its shrill threats of war against the United States and the South, easing tensions in a region that had seemed on the verge of conflict. REUTERS/KCNA ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A tourist hangs a ribbon with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 14, 2013. As the world watches to see what North Korea's next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with the United States, residents of its capital aren't hunkering down in bunkers and preparing for the worst. Instead, they are out on the streets en masse getting ready for the birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung - the biggest holiday of the year. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

A woman looks at North Korean territory next to dolls of South Korean soldiers at the unification observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Foreign governments have been struggling to assess how seriously to take North Korea's recent torrent of rhetoric ó including warnings of possible nuclear war ó as it expresses its anger over continuing U.S.-South Korea military maneuvers just across the border. Officials in South Korea, the United States and Japan say intelligence indicates that North Korean officials, fresh off an underground nuclear test in February, are ready to launch a medium-range missile. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

A visitor looks at the village of Gijungdong, North Korea, from a South Korean observation post, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul April 14, 2013. The United States said on Saturday that China had agreed to help rid North Korea of its nuclear capability by peaceful means, but Beijing made no specific commitment in public to pressure its long-time ally to change its ways. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A North Korean guard post (bottom) in the propaganda village of Gijeongdong is seen in this picture taken from a South Korean observation post, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul April 14, 2013. The United States said on Saturday that China had agreed to help rid North Korea of its nuclear capability by peaceful means, but Beijing made no specific commitment in public to pressure its long-time ally to change its ways. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

In this Monday, April 15, 2013 photo, North Korean soldiers stand outside their watch house on the river bank of the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered new prickly rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, which are watching closely for signs whether it will conduct a medium-range missile test in defiance of international concerns. (AP Photo) ( China North Korea Koreas Tension )

South Korean soldiers participate in a military drill near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul April 16, 2013. North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologise for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader. REUTERS/Park Jung-Ho/News1 ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km (62 miles) from the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 16, 2013. North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologise for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader. REUTERS/Jacky Chen ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A South Korean army soldier is seen through the barricade hole as he guards barricaded Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

A traffic policewoman stands on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea )

Men support a signboard while watching a mass folk dance in front of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea Koreas Tension )

A North Korean child covers the eyes of her father as she sits on his shoulders watching mass folk dancing in front of Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Koreas Tension )

A man, left, in his suit, stands posing for photos while a soldier, right, squats down examining the lawn outside the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. The palace, which was the official residence of Kim Il Sung until his death in 1994, is now a mausoleum where the two late leaders' embalmed bodies lie in state. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea )

A North Korean soldier, right, races another man on a go cart track at the Fun Fair in Pyongyang on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

A man drives a bus while a woman looks out through cracked windshield in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea )

A North Korean military officer plays a game called "Time Crisis" with his son at an amusement park in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( APTOPIX North Korea )

People watch TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

A South Korean army soldier aims his machine gun as a passenger passes by a ticket barrier during an anti-terrorism drill against possible terrorists' attacks at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

Activists wear masks resembling (L-R) late North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung, late leader Kim Jong-Il and current leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti-North Korea protest held by a civic group which consists of former female North Korean defectors living in the South, in Seoul April 14, 2013. Kim Il-Sung's 101st birthday falls on April 15, 2013. Korean characters in background read,"Kim Jong-Un, it is you who will fall into the sea of fire". REUTERS/Lee Ji-Eun/Yonhap ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

Anti-war activists wearing military clothes of a North, left, and South Korea hug each other during a rally to mark Global Day of Action on Military Spending in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. They demanded peaceful unification of the Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ( South Korea Koreas Tension )

South Korean boys look at a dove flying near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul April 15, 2013. North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder's birth with flowers on Monday, although there was no sign of tension easing as South Korea warned that the North's survival could be in question without change and development. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

North Korean party officials visit Mankyongdae, the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, on the 101st anniversary of his birth, in Pyongyang in this photo distributed by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 15, 2013. North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder's birth with flowers on Monday, although there was no sign of tension easing as South Korea warned that the North's survival could be in question without change and development. REUTERS/KCNA ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

North Koreans are seen on the bank of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 14, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday, the last stop on an Asian tour aimed at solidifying support for curbing North Korea's nuclear programme and reassuring U.S. allies after weeks of threats of war from Pyongyang. The banner reads "Long live General Kim Jong-un, the sun of the military-first North Korea". REUTERS/Jacky Chen ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

People visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( North Korea Koreas Tension )

A boy holds a toy gun while his grandmother watches a mass folk dance in front of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea Koreas Tension )

A woman holds a sign during an anti-war concert in Seoul April 14, 2013. The Anti-war, Peace concert, organized by over 50 South Korea artiste volunteers, aims to spread the message of peace along the Korean Peninsula. The North has threatened for weeks to attack the United States and South Korea since new U.N. sanctions were imposed in response to its latest nuclear arms test in February. Speculation has mounted of a new missile launch or nuclear test. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A blaze is seen in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North Korea and South Korea, in this picture taken from just south of the DMZ in Goseong, about 330 km (205 miles) northeast of Seoul April 13, 2013. The blaze, first spotted in the northern side of the 4-km-wide DMZ on Saturday, spread and reached within 100 meters of the nearest South Korean guard posts inside the DMZ, Yonhap reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Picture taken April 13, 2013. REUTERS/Goseong County Office/Handout ( KOREA/ )

A firefighter tries to extinguish a U.S. Marine helicopter CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after it made a "hard landing" during an exercise called SsangYong, a Korean Marine Exchange Program and part of the Foal Eagle exercise in Chulwon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Twenty-one personnel were on board the helicopter, including five crew members, according to a statement from United States Forces Korea. All were taken to the hospital, but 15 were quickly released. The remaining six were in stable condition. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT ( CORRECTION South Korea Koreas Tension )

South Korean soldiers participate in a search operation during their military drill in Daejeon, about 160 km (99 miles) south of Seoul April 16, 2013. North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologise for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader. REUTERS/South Korean Army/Handout ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

North Korean children play on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km (62 miles) from the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 16, 2013. North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologise for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader. REUTERS/Jacky Chen ( KOREA-NORTH/ )

A food shop keeper sweeps with a broom while people line up outside a shop window in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( North Korea )

A North Korean soldier guarding the entrance to Pyongyang's Kumsusan mausoleum, where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, looks back through the doors of the main gate Monday, April 15, 2013. North Koreans turned out on Monday to mark the 101st birthday of Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea Koreas Tension )