It’s Nearly Impossible to Hold North Korea to Nuclear Promises

It’s Nearly Impossible to Hold North Korea to Nuclear Promises

Throughout the Trump administration, the State Department has repeatedly called for the “complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea. Heading into Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s diplomatic negotiations in Singapore, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed this ambition on Monday. The talks will present numerous challenges and potential pitfalls, but perhaps the greatest …