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For them the Cold War is still not finished. For the majority of the world, when the SU fell in 1991, it was the end of the bipolar world where capitalism and communism were natural archenemies. Now North-Korea still sees the world like that and America is the prime representative of the capitalistic nations, thus their enemy.
North-Korea still places itself and America within that Cold War context, but considering the outside world doesn't really do that anymore, friction is inevitable. Because North-Korea recently go a new young leader, he probably wants to prove himself. Especially because North-Koreans are heavily indoctrinated in them being superior. Knowing that and the fact that they are toying with nuclear weapons, well it's gunpowder barrel situation ready to explode.
North-Korea still places itself and America within that Cold War context, but considering the outside world doesn't really do that anymore, friction is inevitable. Because North-Korea recently go a new young leader, he probably wants to prove himself. Especially because North-Koreans are heavily indoctrinated in them being superior. Knowing that and the fact that they are toying with nuclear weapons, well it's gunpowder barrel situation ready to explode.