This is interesting, Pepe Escobar explains that in 94 Clinton signed an agreement with NK which ended in 2002 with the axis of evil speech:
http://www.atimes.com/article/north-...ire-fury-fear/
And note the propaganda machine over the nukes, and this:
"1) Beware of an engineered false flag, to be blamed on Pyongyang; that would be the perfect pretext for war.
2) The current narrative is eerily similar to the usual suspects blaring since forever that Iran is a heartbeat away from “building a nuclear weapon”.
3) North Korea holds trillions of US dollars in unexplored mineral wealth. Watch the shadowplay by candidates bound to profit from such juicy loot."