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S. Korea scraps plans for new strategic command to counter N. Korean WMD threats

S. Korea scraps plans for new strategic command to counter N. Korean WMD threats

Seoul denies link to warming inter-Korean ties, says move will ensure "efficiency" of policy

S. Korea scraps plans for new strategic command to counter N. Korean WMD threats
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 12, 2019
Reported Russian offer to build power plant in DPRK is “fiction,” says ambassador

Reported Russian offer to build power plant in DPRK is “fiction,” says ambassador

Comments follow North Korean-Russian talks in Moscow on Tuesday

Reported Russian offer to build power plant in DPRK is “fiction,” says ambassador
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 30, 2019
How North Korea can be convinced to give up nuclear weapons

How North Korea can be convinced to give up nuclear weapons

The denuclearization of the peninsula will require persistence — and patience

How North Korea can be convinced to give up nuclear weapons
Andrea Stricker January 29, 2019
North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence official says

North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence official says

"We continue to observe activity inconsistent with full denuclearization," Coats tells Senate

North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence official says
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald January 29, 2019
Kim Jong Un sees himself in a “position of strength” ahead of second summit: expert

Kim Jong Un sees himself in a “position of strength” ahead of second summit: expert

The Brookings Institution's Jung Pak says Trump is underprepared for complex negotiations

Kim Jong Un sees himself in a “position of strength” ahead of second summit: expert
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji January 24, 2019
North Korean delegation could arrive in Washington DC on Thursday

North Korean delegation could arrive in Washington DC on Thursday

Kim Yong Chol's visit comes as Choe Son Hui visits Sweden

North Korean delegation could arrive in Washington DC on Thursday
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 16, 2019
Kim, Xi committed to “joint handling” of nuclear diplomacy at fourth summit: KCNA

Kim, Xi committed to “joint handling” of nuclear diplomacy at fourth summit: KCNA

Summit also saw Chinese President reaffirm promise to visit North Korea

Kim, Xi committed to “joint handling” of nuclear diplomacy at fourth summit: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 9, 2019
Progress in North Korea talks contingent upon next Kim-Trump summit, Pompeo hints

Progress in North Korea talks contingent upon next Kim-Trump summit, Pompeo hints

Talking points also suggest demands shifting to focus specifically on "threat" to U.S.

Progress in North Korea talks contingent upon next Kim-Trump summit, Pompeo hints
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 4, 2019
Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo

Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo

Secretary of State stresses Kim’s “commitment to denuclearize,” despite recent DPRK rebuke

Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 21, 2018
Removing the U.S. “nuclear threat”: what to make of Thursday’s KCNA commentary
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Removing the U.S. “nuclear threat”: what to make of Thursday’s KCNA commentary

A provocative state media editorial seeks to better define what the DPRK means by denuclearization

Removing the U.S. “nuclear threat”: what to make of Thursday’s KCNA commentary
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda December 20, 2018