Rather than a roadmap, it provides a menu of options that may become more or less attractive as the political, economic, and security environments change. The report includes consideration of tension reduction, risk reduction, confidence-building, and arms reduction measures. Given the rise of political tensions, including adoption of a more expansive nuclear doctrine by North Korea, military posturing and continued development of destabilizing military capabilities, the report concludes that measures focused on improving crisis stability and crisis management should be prioritized. It will be necessary to reduce risks before eliminating them. However, the goal of denuclearization should not be abandoned, and the implementation of cooperative measures must avoid in any way assisting or legitimizing North Korea’s nuclear weapons or taking the pressure off the need for nuclear disarmament.
The full report can be found here.