North Korea Threatens to Resume Nuclear Work Without Sanctions Relief
Source: Wall Street Journal
SEOUL—North Korea warned on Friday it may revive a policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the U.S. doesn’t lift sanctions, signaling it won’t give up more concessions in nuclear negotiations with the U.S.
The comments came as friction has been growing between South Korea and the U.S. over how to use economic pressure in the effort to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said that economic development could provide an incentive to the North to disarm, while Washington has said that Pyongyang should completely dismantle its nuclear weapons before sanctions are lifted.
“If the U.S. keeps behaving arrogant without showing any change in its stand,” North Korea may resume “building up nuclear forces,” North Korea’s foreign ministry said a statement released by its state-run news agency.
North Korea has repeatedly demanded that the U.S. lift sanctions, saying it has already made significant concessions, including the dismantlement of a missile launch site and a nuclear-weapons testing facility.
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Kim got recognition as an equal world leader from Trump.
And he got Trump to cancel military exercises with SK.
Trump got....... played.
