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Four years after signing the U.S. - DPRK Agreed Framework , the prospects for reducing tension , creating a permanent peace mechanism to formally end the Korean War , jump-starting North-South dialogue , and thawing frozen relations between the United States and the DPRK appear to be slipping away . After the United States and the DPRK have bluffed each other for a while , they will both walk to the negotiating table on their own initiative . They are afraid that direct peace talks between the United States and the DPRK would undermine their defense alliance .