Ramon Marks
Security, Asia
The implications could be catastrophic.
Today the world waits to see whether toughened sanctions, hard nose diplomacy, and even exchanges of nuclear ‘red button’ threats have worked to persuade Kim Jong-Un to give up his nuclear arsenal. At the very least, these Administration initiatives appear to have played a major role in prompting what will be a remarkable summit conference between Kim Jong-Un and President Trump.
Precedent exists. Some countries have given up nuclear weapons development programs voluntarily. South Africa and Brazil did so, but those decisions were prompted more by the establishment of new democracies, …read more
Source: The National Interest
