This is interesting.
Kim Jong-un has seen a good bit of the West.
He knows leaders in the west are much more secure in their positions than he is. They have more freedom of action outside their borders. The proof of his insecurity is the heavy hand he uses to keep the people immediately under him in line.
There are potential benefits for him. He can become the most highly thought of Korean in History, while having an excellent chance of keeping most of his power within his borders, and more influence outside the borders.
Can it happen... maybe.
Some ppl never learn.
-Saddam promised he had no WMDs or precursor materials but would not allow spot inspections of suspected facilities. In 2006 550 tons of Uranium yellowcake were recovered from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center.
-”In September 2013 the Syrian government entered into several international agreements for the destruction of its chemical weapons that stipulated an initial destruction deadline of 30 June 2014, a deadline apparently achieved in respect of declared chemical weapons.
Yet, “On 17 August 2017, Reuters published a report detailing the extent of Syria’s failure to abandon chemical weapons, citing information from investigators, inspectors and diplomatic sources. ...The Syrian government inaccurately or even falsely declared the types, purposes and quantities of chemicals in its possession, and is suspected of continuing to hold at least 2,000 chemical bomb shells that should have been converted to conventional weapons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War
What type of idiot would believe NK will relinquish its nuclear weapons and ICBMs? NK only wants to forestall an attack and buy time while they produce ICBMs and nuclear warheads. They’ve been on this path for 30 years and have repeatedly lied and continued their pursuit of ICBMs and nuclear weapons. They are now in the production phase and need 3-5 years to produce enough ICBMs to completely overwhelm American AMB systems. They have already developed ICBMs, launch trajectories and maneuverable warheads which can avoid US missile fense systems in the Western Pacific. ATT their warheads can only be intercepted in the terminal phase -if at all.