President Trump said after the first meeting with Kim in Singapore that North Korea had agreed to begin "total denuclearization" right away. And before Trump's second meeting with Kim, members of the US intelligence community concluded it was unlikely North Korea would give up its nuclear weapons. That's why the administration's former North Korea envoy Joseph Yun pronounced the summit a disappointment on CNN, calling out the lack of preparation by the president and the constant lowering of expectations. In the case of North Korea, conversation and relationship building is preferable to reckless nuclear rhetoric. But, if North Korea's nuclear arms proliferate, then this is all just an ornate exercise in ego-stroking while pulling off a bait and switch.

Source: CNN March 02, 2019 18:13 UTC