“Kim doesn’t have much of a choice.”
there’s also the issue of probable major Chinese pressure of one sort or another, as well as the issue that the Nork economy (such as it is) may be on the verge of total collapse.
One of the biggest, and most unusual, provisions in the initial agreement is that the U.S. guarantees Kim Jong Un’s regime, which tells me that Rocket Boy literally fears for his survival for whatever reason, and it could easily be an internal reason as much as anything.
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