With talks planned for next Tuesday, numerous stumbling blocks remain in place
Speech offered fig-leaf to South Korea, but warning to U.S., analysis shows
North Korea's leadership is seriously alarmed by foreign influence and uncharacteristically open about addressing the problem
History shows North Korea's supreme leader uses speech to signal a direction for the country
Research suggests large-scale munitions industry presence could be a contributing factor
There are simply too many obstacles to a North Korean take over of the South
In 2017, Kim Jong Un continued along the same path he's followed since rising to power six years ago
Options range from non-military to those which would reserve force to oblige compliance
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