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Why would North Korea suddenly change their declared objective of being a nuclear power even before they had played all their cards to maximal advantage in hopes of improving their reputation in full view of the international community? North Korea, at least topically, blew up the entrances to their nuclear labs before they had used that demonstration to its best use as their trump card in negotiations with the Trump himself. Why? We know for sure that North Korea has managed to accomplish a significant nuclear underground explosion creating an earth-wide quake of magnitude 6+ on the Richter Scale. If...

A South Korean news agency is reporting that three of North Korea’s top military officials have been replaced, just a few short weeks ahead of the June 12 Peace Summit between the US and that nation. Experts indicate that the change may indicate Kim is sealing support for his transition to a more economically-liberated and less weapon-reliant government model. It appears that Kim is keen on following through on his Chinese/Vietnamese-styled infusion of capitalism into the North Korean controlled economy. Furthermore, it may signal that North Korea, a reliable Chinese satellite since 1950, may be leaving orbit. Interestingly, there is...