The U.S. should increase sanctions on North Korea following the lack of agreement at the recent Hanoi summit, General Vincent Brooks, former commander of U.S. Forces Korea, said at a Stanford University event on Friday.
But while doing so, Washington should develop an international economic plan that goes well beyond the scope of only inter-Korean exchange, to show North Korea there's "serious potential for them if they move towards denuclearization".
The U.S. should increase sanctions on North Korea following the lack of agreement at the recent Hanoi summit, General Vincent Brooks, former commander of U.S. Forces Korea, said at a Stanford University event on Friday.
But while doing so, Washington should develop an international economic plan that goes well beyond the scope of only inter-Korean exchange, to show North Korea there's "serious potential for them if they move towards denuclearization".
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