And in the background, I believe that secret squirrel talks are being held that, basically, revolve around the Norks saying to the rest of the worlds governments "Give us a gazillion dollars and we won't launch any more".
The rest of the world pays the gazillion dollars on the QT. Problem over.
Then. in 2 years or so, the Norks start the whole process again.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-n...-idUSKCN1BW08B