North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) talking with nuclear scientists at an undisclosed location | Image: KCNA (March 9, 2016)
A major conference on nuclear nonproliferation kicked off at the U.N. on Monday, but experts say discussions at the nearly monthlong event are unlikely to do much to advance efforts to stop North Korea’s weapons program, even as Pyongyang appears set to conduct a seventh nuclear test.
Signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) have gathered in New York the long-delayed NPT Review Conference, where they will discuss ways to strengthen and implement the pact through Aug. 26.
A major conference on nuclear nonproliferation kicked off at the U.N. on Monday, but experts say discussions at the nearly monthlong event are unlikely to do much to advance efforts to stop North Korea’s weapons program, even as Pyongyang appears set to conduct a seventh nuclear test.
Signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) have gathered in New York the long-delayed NPT Review Conference, where they will discuss ways to strengthen and implement the pact through Aug. 26.
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Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.