North Korea "secret plan": The VP links to a story in US News that talks about a US strategy in North Korea that basically amounts to playing keep away.

One scenario in the draft involves flying RC-135 surveillance flights even closer to North Korean airspace, forcing Pyongyang to scramble aircraft and burn scarce jet fuel. Another option: U.S. commanders might stage a weeks-long surprise military exercise, designed to force North Koreans to head for bunkers and deplete valuable stores of food, water, and other resources. The current draft of 5030 also calls for the Pentagon to pursue a range of tactical operations that are not traditionally included in war plans, such as disrupting financial networks and sowing disinformation.

We need to be firm in N.K., but military action in a campaign season is like a turd in the punch bowl. Nobody wants to touch it. So is it a good idea to provoke Kim into making a move? I don't think this is a serious strategy, though. Probably something that came up around the water cooler and some aide was dispatched to write it up.