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Eugene

(61,807 posts) Tue Nov 27, 2018, 02:23 PM Nov 2018

N.K. leader willing to allow nuke site inspection: source

Source: Yonhap

N.K. leader willing to allow nuke site inspection: source

02:29 November 28, 2018

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed a willingness to allow inspectors into the country's main nuclear complex, a senior diplomatic source said Tuesday, citing a message sent to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Kim earlier expressed a willingness to permanently shut down the site in Yongbyon if the U.S. took "corresponding" measures, but his apparent offer to allow verification has not been reported.

If true, Kim's offer would mark a significant step toward meeting U.S. demands for full and verified denuclearization, a position Washington has stuck to since a historic Trump-Kim summit in June.

"I understand that Chairman Kim told (South Korean) President Moon (Jae-in) during their summit in September that if the U.S. took corresponding steps he would not only be willing to shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facilities but also allow verification," the source with knowledge of U.S.-North Korea negotiations told Yonhap.

Moon relayed the message to Trump when the two met in New York later that month, he added.

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N.K. leader willing to allow nuke site inspection: source (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2018 OP

Which means that the "main nuclear complex" is now obsolete COLGATE4 Nov 2018 #1

Siegfried Hecker commentary on the current DPRK nuclear situation soryang Nov 2018 #2

COLGATE4

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1. Which means that the "main nuclear complex" is now obsolete

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2018, 03:07 PM

Nov 2018

and the real nuclear work is being carried out in well-hidden satellite complexes. Maybe we can see a video of the "main nuclear complex" being blown up, so Needy Amin can claim "Peace in our time".

soryang

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2. Siegfried Hecker commentary on the current DPRK nuclear situation

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 07:53 PM

Nov 2018

" The Yongbyon complex is the heart of North Korea’s nuclear program. Shutting it down and dismantling it would be a very big deal because it would stop plutonium and tritium production (for hydrogen bombs) and significantly disrupt highly enriched uranium production."

https://www.38north.org/2018/11/shecker112818/

He discusses the daunting size and scope of the denuclearization challenge in North Korea, and some flaws in the US approach.

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