How to Verify North Korean Denuclearization
As we noted last week when discussing President Donald Trump’s real strategy with North Korea, the big question following the Singapore summit will be verifying denuclearization. Recent history suggests this will be extraordinarily difficult.
First, there will be a constant struggle to get a brutal dictator to act openly and honestly in allowing inspectors to verify he has no ongoing nuclear program. The best case study of this problem is the decadelong effort of various UN-mandated inspection teams to gain access into Saddam Hussein’s covert facilities.
