How to measure the success or failure of the Trump-Kim summit | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How to measure the success or failure of the Trump-Kim summit | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is an historic event that could only happen once in several decades. It is the culmination of a 27-year-old diplomatic effort to resolve North Korea’s nuclear problem. But what are its prospects for success? How do we even define “success” (or failure)? What are the two most likely scenarios for a happy outcome? And what