We weren't threatening them until they admitted they were violating a UN agreement.
UN: "We noticed you guys are messing around with an offline, and UN mandated to remain offline, nuclear reactor."
NK: "Yeah, hey... we also got a nuke or two we ain't supposed to have."
UN: "Well, stop messing around with the reactor."
NK: "Sure guy." Meanwhile removing monitoring equipment.
US: "Stop that, "
NK: "Make us"
Sure seems like we're bullying them poor N Koreans around.
-SW