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The very existence of North Korea is tied to its weapons. The country has an economy of a badly run third world country, therefore is very limited in any means of economical diplomacy. The existence of its own regime depends on armed forces.
I seriously doubt they would be likely to use lethal force in order to initiate an act of war, it's more like rattling the sabres in order to show strength and readiness to defend itself and make it a bloody affair in case of an invasion.
Strongly disagree with sanctions further harming the country's civil population though, these have at this point very little chance of unseating the current regime.
While the Obama administration was mainly busy to further destabilize the Middle East, their passivity towards North Korea simply reflected the fact that they had nothing to gain by getting involved. It also ensured nothing changes within North Korea itself.
When it comes to the approach from DJT, while it would be a horrible thing to provoke an armed conflict, he is known to play this Kabuki theater quite often, so let's hope and pray it can eventually bring something else than an armed conflict at the end of the day.
In any case, if the regime is to be overthrown or somewhat eased, it should come from the inside, and not from the outside. An outright armed conflict would bring terrible casualties.
Maybe Dennis Rodman would do a better job than all the politicians in the world when it comes to mediating anything.
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