Do you really think N. Korea doesn't know the long-term US position for NK is regime change? Don't be naive. Of course they do.
Yes - diplomacy is very delicate, and things like this can have bad short-term consequences. However, the long term could be arguably better in the same way pointing out security holes publicly makes companies fix it quickly.
It's the same analogy that supports legalization of insider trading - for which there is a solid argument for increased transparency even though there are short term negative consequences (insiders getting money w/ inside knowledge).
The case is that by having more transparency, even with short-term profiteering, the total good in the long term is maximized.
Yes - diplomacy is very delicate, and things like this can have bad short-term consequences. However, the long term could be arguably better in the same way pointing out security holes publicly makes companies fix it quickly.
It's the same analogy that supports legalization of insider trading - for which there is a solid argument for increased transparency even though there are short term negative consequences (insiders getting money w/ inside knowledge).
The case is that by having more transparency, even with short-term profiteering, the total good in the long term is maximized.