The correct answer is no, we're not on the brink of war with North Korea. It is more saber rattling from the nutcase father and son duo that are apparently jointly running that insane asylum.

But their provocations are making war more likely if any other demonstrations by North Korea are forthcoming:

South Korea appears to be preparing for the possibility of more acts of aggression, with government officials announcing that they would change their rules of engagement. Previously, those had been designed to stop a conflict from escalating, but they are being altered to make it easier for South Korean forces to respond to any further "provocations," reports The Chosunilbo.

"This type of provocation [by North Korea] can happen again at any time. We must strengthen our alert, especially in the West Sea area," the article quoted President Lee Myung-bak as stating. "Vulnerable areas like the five West Sea islands must be thoroughly prepared with the latest equipment to counter localized provocations and asymmetric warfare threats."

Although many South Koreans doubt that the recent attack will lead to a larger conflict, there has been mounting criticism that Seoul's response was not strong enough. On Thursday, the country's Defense minister resigned, and was replaced by a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Kim Kwan-jin.

Hundreds of South Koreans also demonstrated in the border town of Paju, saying that their government was "being too weak," reports the Guardian. President Lee had vowed a strong response to any attack after an investigation found that the North was responsible for the sinking of the South Korean Navy vessel the Cheonan in March.