@oristarA,
Does "however outlandish analysts consider such threats" mean "no matter how weird analysts pay attention to such threats"?
Outlandish meaning bizarre, ridiculous, ...refers to the threats, not the analysts.
Quote:And it comes on the heels of months of provocative action and warlike rhetoric from Pyongyang, including talk of nuclear strikes against the United States . However ridiculous these threats may seem to analysts, no one is discounting the danger entirely after tests of a nuclear device and ballistic missile technology in recent months.