Let’s begin with what is almost a certainty: North Korea will not give up all its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, nor will it agree to any comprehensive inspection regimen.
While Pyongyang may yet agree to a freeze, everything else flows from the overwhelmingly convincing evidence that Kim Jong Un will not surrender the “treasured sword” that guarantees his security.
Let’s begin with what is almost a certainty: North Korea will not give up all its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, nor will it agree to any comprehensive inspection regimen.
While Pyongyang may yet agree to a freeze, everything else flows from the overwhelmingly convincing evidence that Kim Jong Un will not surrender the “treasured sword” that guarantees his security.
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