America Could Subdue North Korea's Nuclear Threats with a Not-So-Grand Bargain

A double-freeze deal will not be satisfying to either U.S. or North Korean leaders, but it still reduces tensions and the risk of accidental nuclear war. In the escalating crisis between the United States and North Korea, the world can no longer afford to wait for a grand bargain to emerge. In his first speech at the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump personally attacked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.” In response, in what is believed to be the first direct statement issued to the world under his name, Kim declared that he would “tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire.” North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho suggested a hydrogen-bomb test over the Pacific Ocean as a possible countermeasure of the young dictator to Trump’s insult.

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