I have strong doubts that the current administration will make any sort of deals or compromises that are not, at least in majority and large part, asking of the North Korean regime before anything is done in turn for them. No less, I certainly am not buying into a "chaotic White House" as an argument. They have been very consistent on their policy and stance with North Korea, no mixed messages, no beating around the bush.

If Kim Jong Un did anything to create a credible threat they would reduce the north half of the peninsula to cinder with surgical strikes and probably low-yield weapons. The "Fire and Fury" we kept hearing about.

I am more confident that the regime is attempting to play this for the long term. Snubbing the President of the United States does nothing but hurt them at this point, even on the global stage. Actually [i]speaking[/i] to him, in person, would do a lot more to legitimize North Korea and their stance. Granted Donald Trump will get plenty of kudos, but suddenly a number of people, likely the same fawning over them at the Olympics, are going to sympathize more and ease back.

If they are smart, they play nice with the current administration, then do whatever they want after, probably when we end up right back on the track of threatening them with political posturing and doing nothing.