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U.S. Must Appreciate Merits of a Modest Deal With North Korea

America’s dealmaker-in-chief should shed his illusions of a grand bargain with Kim Jong Un and embrace the art of the possible. For clues, President Trump should look at the experience of the Iran nuclear agreement.

by William J. Burns
Published on April 7, 2019

Now that North Korean president Kim Jong Un has rejected Donald Trump’s offer to “go big” and agree to immediate, full denuclearisation, the US president has a choice to make: double down or embrace the art of the possible. Despite the overtures, Mr Kim remains convinced that nuclear weapons guarantee his security, stature and survival. Full denuclearisation remains an important aspiration, but the more practical challenge is to reduce nuclear danger now.

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This article was originally published in the Financial Times.

Foreign PolicyNuclear PolicyArms ControlNorth AmericaUnited StatesMiddle EastIranEast AsiaNorth Korea
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