Trump and Kim want 'denuclearization' but disagree on what that means
WASHINGTON –– President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say they have the same goal - denuclearization of the Korean peninsula - at their upcoming summit in Singapore.
But they disagree fundamentally about what that would look like.
The dispute over the shape, scope and speed of a potential disarmament has stymied international efforts to stop or roll back North Korea's nuclear weapons program for three decades. It arguably poses the biggest obstacle to a successful summit now that it is back on track for June 12.
Reconciling or finessing that gap - and determining what the secretive police state would get in return for handing over or dismantling its nuclear arsenal - could make the difference between a deal or no deal after the haggling starts.
