For over 40 years, countries have negotiated with North Korea in an attempt to stop its nuclear program, and all these efforts have been to no avail.

Talks began in the mid-1980s when there was evidence of visible progress on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. But now, estimates for the number of nuclear weapons that North Korea possesses range as high as 220.

There have been moments of optimism when many thought a breakthrough was imminent, most recently during the summits of 2018-2019. But in the end, the negotiations, which fell apart after the Hanoi summit five