An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn't happening



Opinion An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening Pyongyang wants to negotiate arms control and non-proliferation, but not the full surrender of their nuclear weapons Andrei Lankov January 1, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. Every year on the 1st of January, the North Korea watchers cannot relax. Instead, they rush to their offices and start to produce a remarkable amount of texts -- memos, columns, and presentations whose sole goal is to interpret the annual event: the New Year Address of the North Korean leadership. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. Every year on the 1st of January, the North Korea watchers cannot relax. Instead, they rush to their offices and start to produce a remarkable amount of texts -- memos, columns, and presentations whose sole goal is to interpret the annual event: the New Year Address of the North Korean leadership. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening

Pyongyang wants to negotiate arms control and non-proliferation, but not the full surrender of their nuclear weapons

Andrei Lankov January 1, 2020

An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening

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Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News.

Every year on the 1st of January, the North Korea watchers cannot relax. Instead, they rush to their offices and start to produce a remarkable amount of texts -- memos, columns, and presentations whose sole goal is to interpret the annual event: the New Year Address of the North Korean leadership.

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