“We are not going to do denuclearization incrementally,” the U.S. envoy said, raising concerns about whether the two sides can find room to negotiate.
By John Hudson John Hudson National security reporter focusing on the State Department and diplomacy. Email Bio Follow March 11 at 5:49 PM The Trump administration has taken a harder-line approach to denuclearizing North Korea since the summit in Vietnam last month, raising doubts about whether the two sides will reach a deal on the centerpiece of President Trump’s foreign policy.
The Trump administration’s apparent rejection of that approach has left analysts baffled over where the two sides might find room to negotiate an eventual deal. The Yongbyon complex is a critical part of North Korea’s nuclear program, but the country is believed to maintain missiles, warheads and enrichment facilities in other areas as well.
North Korea’s refusal and the emergence of satellite imagery that appears to show activity at North Korean launch and assembly sites have fueled uncertainty about the future of the talks.
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