denuclearization
December 29, 2019 | Simone Gao
Dr. Peter Pry: A Christmas “Present” from North Korea?
Simone Gao: North Korea just warn the U.S. that the U.S. we should prepare for a Christmas gift from North Korea. What do you think they are contemplating about? Peter Pry: Well, one possibility you know, is a satellite launch because we have seen recently reported testing going on at their Soho. So high satellite […]
February 28, 2019 | Tom Ozimek
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. […]
October 7, 2018 | Reuters
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: […]
September 20, 2018 | Holly Kellum
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 […]
September 6, 2018 | Reuters
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 […]
May 27, 2018 | Reuters
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 […]
April 29, 2018 | Reuters
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 […]