One country has taken heed to North Korea's warnings to evacuate their nationals from South Korea today. It is reported Taiwan has issued a a travel alert to its citizens advising them to delay any travel plans to the Korean Peninsula because of the intensified situation there.

While citizens from other countries continue to ignore the warnings from the north, the South Korean and U.S. military based in South Korea remain on high alert (Watchcon 2) as they anticipate a launch at any time. The U.S. continues to have two anti-missile destroyers in the area off of the peninsula and has moved a sea-based 279-foot tall radar platform into position in the Pacific.

South Korea has ships with advanced Aegis missile-tracking radar systems deployed, and has also deployed anti-missile Patriot class batteries, and observation aircraft are constantly tracking the situation.

Japan has also been in preparation of the expected launch. That country has now deployed three PAC-3 class batteries in various locations intheir country. Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has ordered them to intercept and shoot down any missile that may cross into their territory.

Japanese news media is reporting that Japan’s Defense Ministry has observed a North Korean launch platform in a “raised position,” and is preparing a launch. But, South Korea as yet, has not been able to confirm that report, and no announcement has come out of North Korea signalling an imminent launch.

Media is reporting that two Musudan intermediate-range missiles are being shuffled in and out of a shed in the port city of Wonsan, and that approximately five transport erector-launcher vehicles have been moving in and around the South Hamgyeong province in an effort to keep the U.S. and South Korea guessing and confusing monitoring of the North Korean assets.

South Korea cannot confirm those reports however.