pic.twitter.com/l3cJvDbZsb — Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) August 29, 2017But although North Korea certainly meant to provoke, it also seemed to deliberately skirt an all-out reaction. But that doesn't mean that North Korea is showing any interest in conciliation with its neighbors or Washington. Analysts point to the historical lesson offered by North Korea. In 1994, the Clinton administration and America's Asian allies negotiated what is known as the “Agreed Framework” with North Korea, curtailing Pyongyang's nuclear program. “With the crisis intensifying in North Korea — which, unlike Iran, does have nuclear weapons — ensuring an Iranian nuclear program stays inactive for a decade is rather reassuring.

Source: Washington Post August 30, 2017 04:52 UTC