Former U.S. Under Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss the growing gap between Washington’s denuclearization goals and North Korea’s expanding nuclear arsenal, the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence in South Korea and the prospects for renewed diplomacy between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Jenkins explains why Washington remains unwilling to recognize North Korea as a nuclear-armed state despite Pyongyang’s insistence that its nuclear status is irreversible. She also explores whether interim arms control measures, such as a nuclear testing moratorium or international safety inspections, could offer a starting point for