[quote=@mdk] alternative read: that detonation which destroyed their nuclear testing area and collapsed the mountain under which their entire nuclear program was based, wiped it out. They haven't tested a thing since then. It's possible they're coming to the table to talk about giving up something they've already lost, in exchange for something. Which could be fine. We'll have to wait and see. [/quote] In part.. China nd others also suspect the mountian is already badly compromised. Land slips, trees dieing off and workers falling prey to unknown illness and weakness... Should like anything familiar... If they tested much firther they may make a full blown nuclear incident on China border and the radiation contained in the mountian be released. They already had increased seismic activity. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/20/north-korean-peak-suffering-tired-mountain-syndrome-repeated/amp/ http://www.newsweek.com/north-korean-soldiers-being-treated-radiation-exposure-after-nuclear-test-698246 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/metro.co.uk/2017/12/04/kim-jong-uns-nuclear-tests-are-killing-north-koreans-with-ghost-disease-7129981/amp/