Perhaps we should send Bill Richardson in again. His nuclear deal with North Korea kept them from nuclear weapons and got Clinton many votes. Pardon my scepticism, but the North Koreans are cranking up the reactors as we speak - https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/03/1eb3f5d75807-n-koreas-yongbyon-nuclear-reactor-shows-signs-of-operation.html
This means he has restarted his program and hopes to have us be idiots again like, Carter, Bush I,II, Clinton and Obama. It sure worked in the past, so why not now? Hopefully, Trump is smarter than the rest of the Presidents were.
They must be close to finalizing their delivery system.
Pretending to sit at the table will buy them as much time as possible. This could drag on for years—all the while, they will be making incremental changes to their tech.
This will not end well. I give these talks about a 90% chance of failure.