"Why would Kim ... believe any commitments President Trump makes when he arbitrarily tears up an agreement with which the other party is complying?" MIT political science professor Vipin Narang added: "Today is a stark reminder across the world: Deals are reversible and can have expiration dates, while nuclear weapons can offer lifetime insurance." Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi agreed to abandon his pursuit of nuclear weapons in the early 2000s, but his government was later overthrown by rebel forces supported by Western air strikes, and he was killed. - Security guarantee -The unilateral nature of Trump's move is also likely to worry officials at the Blue House in Seoul. But the fate of the Iran deal suggests Trump could also dismiss pleas from Seoul -- a treaty ally -- in future.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2018 06:56 UTC