South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “audacious plan” for North Korea is anything but, based on comments he gave at a press conference to mark his 100th day in office on Wednesday.

According to Yoon, he will not offer North Korea any security guarantees in return for denuclearization. This contradicts South Korean unification minister Kwon Young-se, who said last month that the plan would include “not only economic support but also a measure to address the North’s security concerns.”

But North Korea’s nuclear arsenal exists precisely to guarantee its security. Pyongyang has previously