Now that North Korean president Kim Jong Un has rejected Donald Trump’s offer to “go big” and agree to immediate, full denuclearisation, the US president has a choice to make: double down or embrace the art of the possible. Despite the overtures, Mr Kim remains convinced that nuclear weapons guarantee his security, stature and survival. Full denuclearisation remains an important aspiration, but the more practical challenge is to reduce nuclear danger now.
美國總統唐納•川普(Donald Trump)提議「做筆大的交易」,讓北韓答應立即開啓全面無核化,北韓最高領導人金正恩(Kim Jong Un)已經拒絕了。如今川普需要做出一個選擇:是加倍下注,還是接受「關於可能的藝術」。儘管擺出了友好姿態,但金正恩仍堅信,核武器是保障他的安全、地位和生存的法寶。全面無核化仍是一個重要目標,但更現實的挑戰是如何降低眼下的核威脅。