denuclearization
Trump-Kim Summit Ends With No Deal on Denuclearization
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit has ended ahead of schedule with no agreement on ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. “The two leaders discussed various ways to advance denuclearization and economic driven concepts,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement on Thursday, Feb. 28. […]
Pompeo Says US and North Korea Continue to Make Progress Toward Denuclearization
SEOUL—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held two hours of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, and said the two sides continued to make progress toward denuclearization. Shortly after arriving in South Korea following the visit, Pompeo posted a photo of himself walking along with Kim on Twitter, saying: […]
State Department Announces Deadline for North Korea Denuclearization
The U.S. State Department said for the first time that it has a deadline for North Korea to denuclearize: January 2021, according to comments by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The deadline was announced as South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un, wrapped up a three-day summit in Pyongyang. In […]
North Korea’s Kim Expresses Wish to Denuclearize in Trump’s First Term
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants to denuclearize the Korean peninsula during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, as he agreed to hold a third summit with his South Korean counterpart this month in Pyongyang, Seoul officials said on Sept. 6. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in the […]
Kim Committed To Complete Denuclearization and US Talks, Asks For Make-Up Summit With Seoul
SEOUL–North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to “complete” denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday. Moon, who returned to Seoul on Thursday morning after meeting Trump in Washington, told a news conference in Seoul that he […]
North Korea To Publicly Dismantle Nuclear Test Site in May
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to close the country’s nuclear test site at Punggyeri in May in full view of the outside world, Seoul officials said on Sunday, as U.S. President Trump pressed for total denuclearization ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim. On Friday, Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in […]
In Rare Move, North Korean State Media Acknowledges Denuclearization Pledged At Inter-Korean Summit
SEOUL—North Korea’s state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. The North’s KCNA news agency separately released the joint statement North Korean leader Kim […]
North Korea Tells US It Is Prepared to Discuss Its Pledge of Denuclearization
WASHINGTON—North Korea has told the United States for the first time that it is prepared for their meeting to discuss its promise of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets President Donald Trump, a U.S. official said on Sunday. U.S. and North Korean officials have held secret contacts recently […]
Kim Jong Un Agrees to Denuclearize North Korea, China Says
North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong Un agreed to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese state media announced on Wednesday. Kim vowed to denuclearize in exchange for a pledge from Xi that China would remain North Korea’s ally. The agreement took place during Kim’s four-day visit to Beijing, […]
South Korea Says North Korea Willing to Talk to US About Denuclearization
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet by May to discuss denuclearization of the regime, a top South Korean official said Thursday, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. The South Korean national security director, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters of the planned meeting outside the […]
North Korea Grows Increasingly Worried About US Military
North Korea is growing increasingly worried about the increase of U.S. military assets on the Korean Peninsula. In an article published in its state media on Dec. 21 the regime said that the “U.S. is demonstrating its power” by deploying “strategic assets in and around South Korea.” The regime in Pyongyang has for months threatened […]
North Korea Threatens US With Preemptive Nuclear Strike
The North Korean regime has threatened the United States with a preemptive nuclear strike. The threat comes at a time where North Korea appears both concerned about its own future but unwilling to let go of its nuclear weapons program. In an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the regime said that “the iron-willed […]