A South Korean island in Kim Jong-un’s sights. Yeonpyeong, an outpost a stone's throw from the "hermit kingdom", is within shell range of Pyongyang.

“We have a suitcase ready to leave at any time, ” explains Kim Young-shik, installed in his living room where a tray of muddy oysters sits, in front of the television screen showing variety programs. This septuagenarian says he has no longer slept peacefully since North Korean artillery rumbled again on January 5, off the coast of his native island.