Is North Korean Denuclearization Dead?
From The Impossible State by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
December 9, 2025 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses North Korea's nuclear program and the future of diplomacy with insights from experts.
On this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderates a discussion with Amb. Cho Byung Jae and Dr. Jun Bong-geun on North Korea’s nuclear program and the future of diplomacy. The episode explores Pyongyang’s constitutional embrace of nuclear weapons, Seoul’s E.N.D. initiative to revive dialogue, and President Trump’s push for summitry.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Victor Cha
Guests: Amb. Cho Byung Jae, Dr. Jun Bong-geun
Topics covered
- North Korea
- nuclear program
- diplomacy
- summitry
- E.N.D. initiative
Keywords
- North Korea
- denuclearization
- nuclear weapons
- diplomacy
- summit
- E.N.D. initiative
- Trump
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: North Korea, Seoul, E.N.D. initiative
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