“Here the Norks have declared a state of war”
The U.S. and S.K. don’t disagree with that. There has never been a peace treaty, only an armistice. In the historical sense and in an international law sense, we have remained in a state of war all this time. The armistice is an agreement to SUSPEND hostilities, not end the state of war which awaits negotiations to reach a peace agreement, which has not happened to date.
The north is posturing, not stating some new condition.
This would not be the first time they said the armistice has been broken by mere military excersizes on the part of the U.S. and SK.
They want something - money, fuel, food, not a war.
But they will threaten the peace with their belligerent posturing in the hopes the threats alone get them something they want, particularly food, money & fuel; not a war.
Anyone ever notice that Kim3 is a mouth-breather?