Trump-Kim Bromance and the Myth of Complete, Verifiable, and Irreversible Disarmament (CVID) of North Korea’s Nuclear Program

• In Event: Challenges of Weapons Proliferation

Brief Overview

North Korea is not giving up its “treasured sword” after it has invested decades developing them,while facing isolation, sanctions, and famines.This paper examines the Trump-Kim bromance and the prospects for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Author

• Srinivasan Sitaraman, Clark University