Guam - A new day, a new threat. There's no sign that North Korea plans to back down, as Kim Jong Un has ordered that rockets be on standby to attack the United States and on the radar our island home: Guam, USA.

The latest round of rhetoric has the world watching.

It's clear the United States is watching every move out of North Korea. Matter of fact stealth bombers were sent to South Korea, but defense secretary Chuck Hagel called it routine. "I don't think we're poking back or responding. We've always had a significant presence and relationship.  And I don't think that's new.  But I think more to the question - and this would be, really, my answer to your question - is that the North Koreans have to understand that what they're doing is very dangerous," he said.

The stealth bombers follow B52-s that were sent to South Korea recently and a combined counter provocation plan signed between South Korea and the U.S. earlier this week. The actions evidently prompted the north to ready their rockets and missiles, followed by orders by Kim Jong Un to cut off all communications with South Korea. The State Department and the White House today said the United States is taking the North Korean leader's comments seriously and will stand side by side with South Korea and regional allies.

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said, "What we have said for quite some time now, in the face of the bellicose rhetoric and threats that have been emanating from the North Koreans, is that we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in South Korea to ensure that their - that the interests of the United States and the allies of the United States remain protected."

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland adds it doesn't have to be this way. "There is a different way to proceed.  North Korea can come out of its isolation if it is willing to meet its international obligations, if it's willing to fulfill its commitments, including on de- nuclearization, but in the meantime we're gonna do what we need to do to defend ourselves and our allies," she said.

Nuland adds secretary of state John Kerry is planning to visit North East Asia in about a week and half. His itinerary includes visits in Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing where according to Nuland talks about North Korea will take front and center stage.