NK situation So, the latest negotiations were cut short, and further progress needs to be waited for.  Q 2681, Feb. 10 2019:  -Meeting w/ NK > DENUC plan/process > sanctions lift meets subj A, B food for people (aid) Here is an interesting article from the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine:  Isolated North Korea suffers from the worst drought in more than 100 years. Between January and mid-May (check date Q drop), an average of 56.3 millimeters of rain or snow, and thus the lowest rainfall since 1917 has been recorded, reported the official newspaper "Rodong Sinmun" on Friday, citing a weather expert. It showed the first signs of drought damage. "The drought has a particularly strong impact on the cultivation of wheat, barley, corn, potatoes and beans." Which regions are particularly affected, was not mentioned. < It is expected to rain twice before the end of May, the newspaper official said. The rain will not be enough to overcome the drought. < Most recently, UN agencies warned of a new famine in the country, which is subject to stringent international sanctions for its nuclear weapons program. In early May, the World Food Program (WFP), based on joint on-site investigations with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), reported that at least 10 million people in North Korea were at risk of starvation. The recent harvest was as bad as it had been for ten years, after droughts, heat waves and floods. < North Korea has been relying on external food aid for many years after several natural disasters and its own mismanagement. By the 1990's, a famine had cost hundreds of thousands of North Koreans their lives, according to estimates. Also in June 2016, North Korean media talked about the worst drought in 100 years. I suppose , Kim has an additional reason to have a deal in place, but time is running out for the new harvest to take effect.