Commentary: Trump could switch gears to salvage a North Korea deal
If one were prone to betting, the smart play would be to wager on the U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks falling apart. This would be unfortunate, but hardly a surprise given the Trump administration's pursuit of the same failed paradigm that has defined U.S. nuclear diplomacy over the last quarter of a century.
The Trump administration remains confident that economic pain and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's desire for economic prosperity will eventually compel North Korea to give away a nuclear weapons program it has spent considerable resources
