And so an explosive situation will remain explosive, North Korea’s population will continue to suffer famines and tyranny, and words of war will continue to fly back and forth across the 38th parallel. So far, they are just words.
因此，朝鲜崩溃的情形让人崩溃，朝鲜人民将继续承受饥荒和暴政，战争用词将继续在三八线上下飞来飞去。到目前为止，战争只停留在口头上。但一着不慎——就像萨拉热窝的枪声——就可能导致全盘崩塌。而朝鲜还掌握着核武器。