Path of patience toward North Korea

For the past quarter century, as North Korea has steadily built up its nuclear arsenal, the United States has mainly exercised two options in response: More sanctions against the North’s economy. Now, as a fourth American president tries to deal with a nuclearized North Korea, will Donald Trump try anything different? During his campaign, Mr. Trump hinted at talking directly to the regime’s leader, Kim Jong-un, over a “hamburger meal.” Yet dealmaking, including offers and