What about these...
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/07/kim-jong-il-buys-mercedes-benz-s600-pullman-guard-while-north-korea-starves.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/8773804/North-Koreas-luxury-goods-imports-surge.html
They need wealth? They clearly have...
They're only ally (China) is becoming a bit more standoff-ish with them, IF they did launch an unprovoked attack on the US I think North Korea would find China remarkably quiet.
I've no doubt that Pyongyang is fully aware of there chances in open combat.
It's all bravado, from a country that...