We’re not just talking about denuclearization.
They are trying to weave a restoration of Korea, vs a North and South.
Nobody said it would be easy, but if there is a rejoining, there would be no Northern leadership to develop and use nukes against anyone.
Of course we have to wait and see how it plays out. Trump is playing hardball, and he’s not going to let an opportunity go by like this, and leave nukes on the table.
Either the talks are productive, or it all falls apart.
As for the South’s leadership, I sincerely doubt the people of South Korea want the reunified nation to adopt the government of principles of the North.
“They are trying to weave a restoration of Korea, vs a North and South.” ...Nobody said it would be easy, but if there is a rejoining, there would be no Northern leadership to develop and use nukes against anyone.”
I don’t know what “they” YOU are talking about, but if Moon thinks HE is going home with a political merger with North Korea in hand as some sort of temporary “confederation” with a timeline for full union, and the political opening in the South to the political party of the north, then the naive Moon is in for a shock when open rebellion opens up in the South.
Any union of any kind that fails to be first preceded by a timeline of full political reform in the North, and the internal dropping of the authoritarian government norms, political monopoly, suppressing of news and information, restrictions on travel (North Koreans will flood into the south leaving not enough workers there). Far too many South Koreans, particularly in the military are not going to along with merger in any way (have themselves politically compromised by) an unreformed North Korea.
Some people knowing little of Koreans have fantasy’s in there heads about what kind of agreements are possible with the dictators in North Korea. It is not a matter of what THEY want, it’s a matter of what they - the dictators - are NOT willing to be.