“More than 15 years have passed since the United States last held serious negotiations with North Korea. North Korea used that time to test and build more and more missiles, to develop nuclear weapons, and conduct five nuclear tests,” Coyle said.
“The U.S. should not waste any more time and proceed to direct talks with North Korea without preconditions. If China can be engaged in parallel all the better, but only through direct talks will North Korea take the U.S. seriously,” he said.
