The Dam of sanctions comes down when North Korea presents a flower or an offer. Blowing up your second nuclear bomb six months ago is not a lotus nor a rose. For today North Korea offered to return or start a peace talk of the North and South Korean War from the 1950's.
North Korea technically your country are not fighting nor have they for decades. So look at a rouge when the negotiations with the international community under a few United Nations sanctions was to desmantle your nuclear program.
Why Now? What does North Korea have to gain?
Is it because the last round of sanctions has managed to distrubute the shipment arms. Hence taking away your illegal arm sales. Your major source of income. The sales of missle and nuclear technology to other countries. But the topic is peace. So lets say the North wants to take away what call the root of the problem. The closing of the Korean War.
To me that is the end result of negiotations that we the United States and the six party members were trying to accomplish. When stating the need of no nuclear weapons or nuclear profileration on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea excuse me but after that happens you would recieve a rich load of incentives. There after the need to feed the North Korean people and slowly bring them to the rest of the World. Then we can reexamine the Korean War document.
Then after the Six party talks was over you would have been able to prosper with the help of your neighbors.
Six months ago China, South Korea and Japan set up an alliance specially to help your country break free of your economic hardship. This alliance can bring change financially. Then after that time The United States will look into the closing of this age of an old war. In the process you as a country North Korea (Democratic does not go well in your name maybe a new name would be a good idea also ask Kim's Son.) need to look at your human rights record and go from a country that does not brainwash the masses but allows the people to express themselves. To allow the basic human condition to be an Individual.
When you Call on the United States or the United Nations to lift sanctions because you feel you deserve that right. Ask yourself this have I brought my neighbor a yellow lotus or something else.
All the Best,
S.J.O.K.