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Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, national security adviser Robert O’Brien delivered a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: if he wanted his country to enjoy the status of a normal nation, he will need to eliminate Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program as soon as possible.

While making a point to say that the Trump administration continues to seek diplomacy with the Kim regime, O’Brien added that “ultimately, the North Koreans, if they want to reenter the world, if