Might be. Might well be. There's an ironic aspect to it, though.

If at the moment the drums were beating, the article would have been about how large the launchers are, how many missiles there were, what the calculated range and payloads are, and how the warmongers have not only the will but now the way to attack. (Ignoring the reality that any attack anywhere would result in a massive counter-strike followed by occupation of whatever remains. North Korea against the world is not a great game.)

The other option is to make fun of them. I know the US routinely makes fun of it's enemies, until it wants to make war. Saddam had squat until Bush wanted to go to war. Then he had the 3rd, or 4th, or 5th largest army in the world, the Republican guards and WMDs including an incipient nuclear weapon.

I would be surprised if North Korea had many copies of a viable long-range missile, and if they did they'd be out there in public. Their perception of a hostile world is such that they have to be like that lizard with the huge collar that expands at a threat. They need to appear well armed. They know what happens to the "Axis of Evil".