Prospects for this remain dim, but some analysts believe that NorthKorea might try to get negotiations restarted as a way of relieving economic pressure.
Analysts note that the brinkmanship from NorthKorea follows a historical cycle aimed at solidifying domestic support for its regime by portraying the country as under threat of invasion, while also pressuring the new South Korean administration of Park Geun-hye and the U.S. to offer aid and other incentives in order to calm tensions.