Trump Is Running Out of Time to Denuclearize North Korea
Trump Is Running Out of Time to Denuclearize North Korea
So what does he have time to accomplish?
URI FRIEDMAN The Atlantic
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Its been nearly three years since Barack Obama warned Donald Trump that the biggest danger hed face would be North Koreas nuclear weapons. Since then, Trumps met three times with the North Korean dictator, including a made-for-TV visit to the demilitarized zone; cultivated a flourishing pen-pal relationship with Kim Jong Un; obtained a shaky pledge from Pyongyang to not conduct nuclear- and long-range-missile tests; and secured the release of some American prisoners.
What he hasnt achieved is the denuclearization of North Korea.
With time running out in his first term, Trump might have to settle for keeping the North Korean nuclear arsenal from getting much worseor maybe, if theres a diplomatic breakthrough, scaling it back. The price might be sanctions relief for North Korea. The question is whether that will prove too high a price for the Trump administration.
General summary of the diplomatic situation at the link.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/trump-kim-north-korea-talks/594235/