(09-10-2018 08:51 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-10-2018 07:39 AM)illiniowl Wrote:  

(09-06-2018 09:25 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Kim wants ...
maybe we need to get this done before the Democrats succeed in their agenda, going back to studied indifference, while being decorus.

"Denuclearization" does not, in North Korean diplomatic doublespeak, mean what anyone else in the world takes that word to mean. It does not mean disarmament. It does not mean verification with inspections. It basically means they pinky swear not to build new nuclear weapons or use the ones they already have. A deal along those lines would be worse (for the rest of the world) than no deal -- so of course Kim wants it before Trump exits the stage, as he recognizes that he is not likely ever again to have such a manipulable, out-of-his-depth adversary to negotiate with.

As opposed to what it means in Iranian diplomatic doublespeak?

And you know this how?

The Iranians never promised to denuclearize. They just pinky swore to wait 10 years. Peace in our time.