Words Matter: “Interim steps,” U.S. Policy, and Nuclear North Korea
Evans J.R. Revere [Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings]
▶ But another target of the proposals for new dialogues lies closer to home.
▶ [For North Korea] the central focus of bilateral negotiations would no longer be whether the DPRK should be a nuclear state, but how many weapons it will have.
▶ The integrity of U.S. denuclearization policy and America’s credibility as an ally are at stake.