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Alt: Very unlikely. It's the standard North Korean model every time they get a new leader. In this case, they are being hurt by sanctions but they won't admit it, and the military don't really trust the new Kim yet.
So, strategy 101 as per previous NK model. Ramp up threatening shit. Really ramp it up. Move some missiles. Fire a couple. Cut off all ties with the south. Maybe attack an island somewhere. Then, and only then, agree to stop and re-negotiate a peace treaty if some sanctions are removed. End result, everything goes back to how it was before except there are fewer sanctions against NK. Kim looks good to his military, rest of the world stops giving a shit again until the whole cycle restarts in a few years. rinse/repeat.
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