While the Trump administration has signaled a desire for talks with North Korea, Kim Jong Un's position is unambiguous: Pyongyang will not engage in diplomacy as long as Washington remains dead set on denuclearization.

While a commitment to denuclearization has anchored U.S. policy toward the DPRK for decades, it has also blocked meaningful progress. Despite sanctions and geopolitical isolation, Pyongyang has expanded its nuclear arsenal into a threat that reaches far beyond Northeast Asia.

After years of failure, Washington’s dilemma is no longer how to prevent North Korea from going nuclear, but what