A bad deal with North Korea is not an option, Pompeo says

U.S. seeking complete dismantlement of North Korean WMD programme “without delay”

Hamish Macdonald May 2, 2018

A bad deal with North Korea is not an option, Pompeo says

Mike Pompeo by Gage Skidmore on 2011-10-07 06:36:50

A bad North Korean nuclear deal is not an option and the U.S. is committed to the full dismantlement of the DPRK's WMD programme "without delay", the new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at his swearing-in ceremony in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

The comments come in the lead up to the anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, which is tentatively scheduled for May or June at an as yet unannounced location.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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