Peace in Korea? It could happen, but why?
Why did North Korea build up its nuclear capacity, only to start peace talks when their arsenal is finally adequate. What is the end-goal? 1) They want to ensure that no country will invade North Korea. The threat of a nuclear strike is enough to scare almost any country, particularly the US and our allies. Prior to this point, North Korea was able to threaten destruction of Seoul, with conventional weapons, as a deterrent. However, now those conventional weapons are largely unnecessary. If this is their goal (to 100% avoid invasion), I don't see why North Korea would ever remove their nuclear capacity. But maybe they don't have to. 2) What if North Korea wants the removal of sanctions. I think the world would accept a deal to remove sanctions in return for complete removal of their nuclear weapons and programs. But the nuclear weapons were what caused the sanctions in the first place (not the government's treatment of their people). It is possible that the sanction