John Bolton in National Public Radio

On War & Peace: North Korea will never voluntarily give up nuclear weapons

Q: Is it possible to get a North Korea nuclear deal that is worth having at all?

Bolton: I don't think North Korea will ever voluntarily give up nuclear weapons. It's been the pattern as we've watched it for over three decades now. The North Koreans are very happy to declare that they're going to give up their nuclear weapons program, particularly when it's in exchange for tangible economic benefits, but they never get around to doing it. The inescapable conclusion is they're happy to sell that same bridge over and over again, but there's no serious chance they will ever give it up.

Source: National Public Radio interview Dec 19, 2019

On War & Peace: Time is almost always on the side of the proliferator

Time is almost always on the side of the proliferator. The more time they have, the more they can overcome all the technological and scientific difficulties to perfecting a deliverable nuclear weapons capability. So the fact that they're not doing anything today, and they didn't do anything yesterday that we can see, is not a good sign. It probably just means we're not seeing it. But the longer time goes on, the greater their capability will become. Source: National Public Radio interview Dec 19, 2019

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