Why, despite bleak prospects, we shouldn't rule out U.S.-DPRK diplomacy just yet

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Why, despite bleak prospects, we shouldn’t rule out U.S.-DPRK diplomacy just yet

Denuclearization may be off the table, but a more traditional arms control agreement might just still be possible

Dan DePetris December 19, 2019

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Daniel R. DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a foreign affairs columnist at Newsweek.

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