If they are not acceptable, we will commence military dismantlement immediately Once the North Korean situation is resolved, the U.S. should require the same total nuclear dismantlement from Iran.
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Same demand: total nuclear dismantlement, with permanent, intrusive, international verification.
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"A rapid dismantlement will give rise to tensions," Mr. Giovannoni said.
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Mr. Trump insisted on a full dismantlement of its nuclear program.
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In 2019 there's little more fashionable than calling for Facebook's dismantlement.
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Be alert for negotiations, but total nuclear dismantlement is non-negotiable.
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This reported dismantlement is consistent with previous efforts to dismantle test facilities.
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It needs to move fast in sending dismantlement teams into North Korea.
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Only then, can we have a full-scale talk about nuclear dismantlement.
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Gender and sexuality are a battleground in the dismantlement of old ways of thinking.
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Washington insists on a "complete, verifiable and irrevocable dismantlement" of the North's nuclear arsenal.
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No independent outside nuclear monitors were invited to verify the dismantlement of the site.
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The proposal would lead to the dismantlement of military medicine and jeopardize force readiness.
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The group has been asking for the dismantlement of all "idols" in public spaces.
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About 6,000 of those have been removed from military stockpiles but are still awaiting dismantlement.
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Mr. Kim did not commit to verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear programs.
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Will it be at the dismantlement of every church, and the slaughter of every churchgoer?
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Attempt to achieve nuclear dismantlement with more carrot than stick, but get thee job done.
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We were in a nuclear freeze for almost two decades, followed by Obama's active dismantlement.
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And they say that "substantial dismantlement" should be completed much more quickly, perhaps in six months.
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Instead, "they have to use, from now on, nuclear dismantlement for this upcoming summit," he added.
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Verification of dismantlement and economic pressure are critical in fighting North Korea's illicit trade, he says.
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Each side also has thousands of warheads in storage and retired bombs and missiles awaiting dismantlement.
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Past discussions with the North produced agreements that called for the eventual dismantlement of the program.
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The central thrust of Russian foreign policy under President Vladimir Putin is the dismantlement of NATO.
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Mr. Kim offered only a partial dismantlement in exchange for lifting the most harmful economic sanctions.
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The United States has demanded the "complete, verifiable, and irreversible" dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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Seoul and Tokyo hold nuanced but crucial differences regarding North Korea's potential weapons dismantlement, it emerged Saturday.
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The geopolitical tectonic plates are moving, and the inevitable dismantlement of the Chinese Communist empire has begun.
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When Iran's nuclear dismantlement is complete, the world will feel a surge of hope of unbelievable magnitude.
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" But according to the group's most recent analysis, "no new dismantlement activity is apparent since August 3.
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For instance, the team calls for the dismantlement of the North's five-megawatt reactor for making plutonium.
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" But according to the group's most recent analysis, "no new dismantlement activity is apparent since August 3.
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Without that, there was no way for the two sides to agree on a timetable for dismantlement.
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The historic process was concluded during the Obama administration, with the dismantlement of the nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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At that meeting, Kim agreed to let international observers watch the forthcoming dismantlement of a missile test site.
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The lack of dismantlement, the analysts concluded, suggested that the site "may only be mothballed, with reactivation possible."
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It is not even clear if North Korea intends to negotiate the dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program.
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Likewise, the Agreed Framework addressed the dismantlement of North Korea's reactor at Yongbyon but didn't cover uranium enrichment.
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Diplomacy takes place in the real world, as those mouthing off about North Korean nuclear dismantlement will discover.
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" The White House said North Korea had also "committed to the dismantlement of plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities.
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But what he offered the president in exchange was limited to the dismantlement of a single nuclear complex.
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And that dish will need to be improved for the new Mars missions, prompting a shutdown and temporary dismantlement.
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The dismantlement of the missile site is significant because it will slow the North's ability to test weapons' engines.
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Such an attempt to convey his wariness could mean protracted negotiations with Washington, which seeks a quick dismantlement, analysts said.
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President George H.W. Bush continued the dismantlement of obsolete cold war arsenals by withdrawing all nuclear weapons from Navy ships.
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The Trump administration will continue successfully what the Obama Administration started -- the dismantlement of ISIS's Caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
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The North's offer to let inspectors watch the dismantlement of the Dongchang-ri missile facilities also represented a step forward.
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We are not quietly leading any revolutions right now, unless one counts as a revolution our project of self-dismantlement.
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Then the dismantlement begins — legs, shanks, ribs, liver put to float in the red bowl like a prize, indifferent head.
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He equated Pyongyang's dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear facility — if it had been followed through — with denuclearization entering an irreversible stage.
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Visiting the "Petite Ceinture" camp Monday, VICE News found many of the residents preparing for the impending dismantlement of the slum.
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" His originalist jurisprudence "has blazed a trail to liberty that future justices can follow" in the dismantlement of the "administrative state.
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Such a process would include creating a comprehensive roadmap for the dismantlement process and a declaration of Pyongyang's hitherto undeclared facilities.
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" At the Obama administration's low rate, Mr. Kristensen added, the nation's backlog in nuclear arms dismantlement will persist "at least until 2024.
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For years, Russia violated the U.S. Presidential Nuclear Initiative on tactical nuclear weapons, not reciprocating U.S. dismantlement of short-range battlefield warheads.
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The Iha-ri dismantlement comes after Kim agreed to refrain from testing missiles while engaging in dialogue with South Korea in March.
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Consecutive US administrations have sought the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program, known among policy experts as CVID.
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"Unless [Trump] gets a good deal," including "permanent, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of the program … he's going to walk away," the official said.
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For the next eight months, analysts poring over satellite images of the densely wooded site at Sohae found little evidence of dismantlement.
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Mr. Trump can walk away claiming that the phrase encompasses unilateral "complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement," or disarmament of North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
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The dismantlement of Yongbyon also would not affect the nuclear warheads, long-range missiles and fissile materials the country has already produced.
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A command post at the Punggye-ri nuclear test ground is blown up during the dismantlement process in North Korea, on May 21.
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"The North Koreans will give up what they have to give up ... What we should be talking about should be dismantlement" https://t.
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The administration has rightfully said the goal is immediate CVID, and yet, there was no mention of such nuclear dismantlement in the document.
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What's more, Wit adds that Bolton's recent comments on Libya's dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program did not appeal to the North Koreans.
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Wall Street is fuming over regulators' rejection of the dismantlement plans from five major domestic banks, after news of the decision leaked early.
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"The two governments share precisely the same goal — the complete dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs," a senior administration official said.
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Both are estimated to have over 6,000 deployed, stockpiled or retired (and awaiting dismantlement) nuclear warheads, according to the Federation of American Scientists.
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A government spokesperson in Seoul confirmed Tuesday that Moon would seek a complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal during the meeting.
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North Korean state media reported over the weekend that the country had scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb site for later in May.
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We expect an 11 hour train ride, 4 hour drive & 1 hour hike to Punggye Ri to observe what NK claims is site dismantlement.
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The White House is setting itself up for failure by classifying anything short of complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) as a losing hand.
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They were told that normal relations with the United States would require complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of their nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons facilities.
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They have called for a complete dismantlement of the nuclear arsenal in North Korea, a process that would need to be verified by inspections.
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The Hanoi talks collapsed when Mr. Kim demanded the lifting of key sanctions in return for a partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear facilities.
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This formulation appears to be a tongue-in-cheek answer to the U.S. demand for "complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement" (CVID) of Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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An official said on Tuesday South Korea's presidential Blue House was briefed about the site's dismantlement based on government intelligence but did not elaborate.
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But as Republicans push for its dismantlement, deep disagreements within the A.M.A., which has long wielded tremendous power in Washington, could lessen its influence.
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Washington wants the "final, fully verifiable" dismantlement of all of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, fissile materials and production facilities.
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It will enable Kim to compel Trump to declare "peace" and negotiate a peace treaty before any meaningful dismantlement of Kim's nuclear programs takes place.
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Big banks have also brushed off calls for their dismantlement, arguing that their size and scale is essential to supporting a $20-trillion U.S. economy.
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Successive US administrations, including Trump's, have instead stated their ultimate policy goal is the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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In a separate analysis released on June 21, 38North also published satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station that showed no signs of dismantlement.
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Federal regulators on Wednesday rejected the dismantlement plans from five major domestic banks, saying they either wouldn't work or could plunge the economy into crisis.
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Real reform and dismantlement of weapons of mass destruction will come only when the Kim regime is presented with sufficient disincentives from staying the course.
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North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has been hoping to win relief from sanctions in return for partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear weapons facilities.
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Articulating incentives for denuclearization, commensurate with strict and verifiable nuclear dismantlement, should have been be an essential component of any diplomatic engagement with North Korea.
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They took only a few questions before a spokesman asked if there were any questions about the department's dismantlement of AlphaBay, a "dark web" market.
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The United Nation's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), say they are best placed to verify a dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program.
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Wallace pointed to the dismantlement of an Islamic State cell in Morocco in February as evidence of the group's ambition to carry out chemical attacks elsewhere.
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Pompeo sought to dispel suggestions that the Trump administration has backed down from demanding the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of the North&aposs nuclear weapons.
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On Friday, however, the United States's top diplomat told reporters that North Korea still has much to do to complete the dismantlement of its nuclear program.
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Given the scope and complexity of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement will be challenging, requiring hard work, patience and perseverance.
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A philosophy of diminishment and retrenchment, and the dismantlement of the international administrative state - to coin a phrase from Steve Bannon - is not in our interest.
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Trump's aim is the dismantlement of the world that gave McCain's life purpose: the Atlantic Alliance, a rules-based international order, resolve toward Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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But they caution it is not necessarily the first step of the "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement" of the nuclear program the United States has sought.
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Don't forget that Mr. Trump said the United States is not removing any sanctions until there is a verifiable, significant dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program.
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For Japan, the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program is essential, as James Mattis, the United States secretary of defense, has said.
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The Trump administration insists it will maintain its campaign of "maximum pressure" on the North until Mr. Kim has shown "substantial dismantlement" of his nuclear arsenal.
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This would entail the North Koreans and U.S negotiators reaching a consensus on defining and detailing Pyongyang's path towards its verifiable dismantlement of its nuclear program.
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The document lacked details on the country's uranium-based nuclear program, a timeline for dismantlement as well as clarity on other missile sites, several analysts said.
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So you think that it would be wise for President Moon to tell Trump to accept the Hanoi deal, essentially Yongbyon's verifiable dismantlement for sanctions relief?
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" Macron said France and other UN Security Council members want North Korea to "proceed with the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear and ballistic programs.
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In 1834, the Republican-controlled Senate censured Democratic President Andrew Jackson for refusing to turn over documents regarding his dismantlement of the Bank of the United States.
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North Korea's government has rejected a list of South Korean journalists invited to attend the planned dismantlement of a nuclear test site, according to South Korean officials.
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First, Kim offered to meet Washington's goal of complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of at least the major nuclear complex at Yongbyon with its 300 different facilities.
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But instead of increasing that economic pressure, which was originally intended to contribute to the dismantlement of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, the Obama administration made an about face.
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"It's called CVID -- complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of the North Korean program," said Josh Pollack, senior research associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
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The Hanoi talks collapsed after Mr. Kim demanded the lifting of the most biting sanctions in return for the partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has been hoping to win relief from the sanctions in return for the partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear weapons facilities.
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"North Korea must carry out its nuclear dismantlement, and the United States must take a corresponding measure to create the environment to make it possible," he added.
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"We are looking for substantial dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear programs first, and until denuclearization is achieved the global maximum pressure campaign will continue," the spokesman said.
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" Ri further noted "during the meeting, the United States insisted that we should take one more step besides the dismantlement of nuclear facilities in the Yongbyon area.
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The best outcome in the short-term would be talks to freeze North Korea's nuclear warhead and ballistic missile programs as a first step towards total dismantlement.
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It has also been corrected to reflect that the moderator asked Moon about a freeze in nuclear-fuel production at Yongbyon, not the dismantlement of the facility.
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"But there must be CVID (complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement), and it must be enforced, and I believe Kim Jong Un will embrace it," Song told the forum.
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"Contingent upon corresponding measures by the United States, the North will also carry out further measures such as the permanent dismantlement of the Yeongbyeon nuclear facility," Moon continued.
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The two sides have discussed partial denuclearization measures, such as allowing inspectors to observe the dismantlement of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor, U.S. and South Korean officials say.
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But I want advocates to start by uniting people around the root problems and working backward to possible fixes before we all back a Standard Oil-style dismantlement.
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Lastly, the president's team verbally remained steadfast through the summit to its repeated commitment to complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) of the North Korean nuclear missile program.
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WATCHDOGS PRAISE, WALL STREET FUMES: Wall Street is fuming over regulators' rejection of the dismantlement plans from five major domestic banks, after news of the decision leaked early.
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And then we'll find out later that, obviously, we didn't get there in terms of, you know, our goal, which is complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of their program.
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North Korea's satellite launching site at Sohae, on the Yellow Sea, offers a case study in the deep ambiguity of the dismantlement and denuclearization claims by both sides.
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On the subject of nuclear dismantlement, he praised Donald Trump for his willingness to dialogue with Kim Jong Un but lamented there's been "no substance" from the talks.
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Earlier, in an interview with a Singapore's Channel News Asia, Pompeo had said the pace for the dismantlement of the North's nuclear weapons program would rest with Kim.
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A think tank based in Washington reported on Wednesday that satellite imagery showed that work had stalled on the dismantlement of one of the nation's key launching stations.
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The U.S. position calling for North Korea's complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear weapons and infrastructure has long been aligned with Moscow across Republican and Democratic administrations.
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There can neither be suspended nuclear development nor nuclear dismantlement on the part of the DPRK unless the U.S. has rolled back its vicious hostile policy toward the former.
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We know, however, that Kim was not willing to shake hands with Trump on a Yongbyon dismantlement, ostensibly over the assumption and understanding of the geographical delineation of Yongbyon.
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Despite the caveats, a verifiable dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons complex and stockpile would remove the threshold breaking the small state nuclear weapons threat to the U.S. homeland.
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Mr. Trump's hard-line advisers, including John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, have long called for a permanent dismantlement of Iran's nuclear facilities, by military action if necessary.
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Go deeper: Mr. Trump has signaled that he is willing to shift his administration's goals from immediate dismantlement of the North's arsenal to limits on its size and reach.
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As the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un approaches, the U.S. continues to focus its attention on the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program.
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Earlier, in an interview with a Singapore&aposs Channel News Asia, Pompeo had said the pace for the dismantlement of the North&aposs nuclear weapons program would rest with Kim.
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Last week, Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in concluded their third summit, during which Kim promised to allow international observers watch the dismantlement of a missile test site.
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The Iran deal, orchestrated by the Obama administration and signed in 2015, lifted sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation in exchange for the dismantlement of most of its nuclear program.
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The United States abandoned the Iran nuclear deal and announced it would withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, grave steps toward a complete dismantlement of global arms control.
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The regulators said Wells Fargo failed to outline how its legal structure could be taken apart in an orderly way, and how critical services would be maintained during a dismantlement.
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Mr. Kim's ultimate goal, analysts say, is to make the Trump administration complacent enough to ease sanctions in return for a freeze — not dismantlement — of North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.
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Mr. Kim has called for the "phased" and "synchronized" implementation of any denuclearization deal, in which each stage of dismantlement would be met with incentives like the easing of sanctions.
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In February, Mr. Kim met for the second time with President Trump, hoping to win relief from sanctions in return for a partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear weapons facilities.
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Both leaders would offer "clear, specific, unequivocal statements" outlining a dismantlement of North Korean weapons, an inventory and removal of all nuclear fuel and an opening up to U.N. nuclear inspectors.
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Complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement - or CVID as it is known in nuclear circles - almost certainly isn't what Kim has in mind, so whether Trump shows any flexibility will be crucial.
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Based on previous experiences at other facilities, all options for disablement and dismantlement of the complex will require "years of work and millions if not billions of dollars," the report concluded.
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Inspectors could be allowed to witness the dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, which North Korea promised to do in the coming days in the presence of international reporters.
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Also, while Kim says now he'll allow international experts to monitor the dismantlement of the sites, he also said that originally about destroying the tunnels at Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
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US President Donald Trump and his administration are expected to seek the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear program, a stated policy goal dating back to the Clinton administration.
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Mr. Kim also offered to take further steps, including the "permanent dismantlement" of his country's main nuclear complex, in Yongbyon, about 60 miles north of Pyongyang, if Washington took corresponding steps.
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"The only crime we see in the Mediterranean today is the total dismantlement of the search-and-rescue system," said Gabriele Eminente, the general director of Doctors Without Borders in Italy.
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News that the president may now perceive strategic value in joining TPP, avoiding a dismantlement of NAFTA and in working with others to engage China on economic issues, is very positive.
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The joint statement from the summit stipulates his commitment to a "verifiable, irreversible dismantlement" of the nuclear programs, and ending the war would be a first U.S. reciprocal step, Moon said.
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Democrats defined a good deal as meeting five pillars: the dismantlement or relinquishing of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons; the end to uranium and plutonium enrichment and the dismantlement of nuclear infrastructure; the continued suspension of ballistic missile tests; the ability to conduct inspections for nuclear and missile activity anytime anywhere in North Korea, as well as the ability to snap back sanctions if illicit activity is found; and the assurance that the deal would be permanent.
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While President Trump wants complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's entire nuclear program, achieving this goal may be impossible, no matter how much he threatens and cajoles the North Koreans.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated that it was vital for North Korea to take concrete steps toward complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all its weapons of mass destruction and missiles.
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The dismantlement of this particular network comes hot on the heels of an announcement by the company earlier this week that it was stepping up its efforts against spam and fake news.
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The secretary's outburst comes just days after he himself said that a commitment to "complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement" was needed from Pyongyang before sanctions for human rights violations could be lifted.
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The lack of recent progress in both arms control and warhead dismantlement also seems to coincide with the administration's push for sweeping nuclear modernizations that include improved weapons, bombers, missiles and submarines.
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The U.S. has won some smaller victories, including North Korea's dismantlement of a nuclear-launch site and returning the remains of more than 50 U.S. troops who served in the Korean war.
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If Kim does not make the decision, does not begin dismantlement, and the United States greenlights "maximum pressure 2.0," nobody can credibly claim that Trump did not give talks a serious effort.
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Most believe that he will be limited in his ability to follow through with complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons program even if he agrees to it in principle.
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FEDS REJECT LIVING WILLS FOR 5 BANKS: Federal regulators on Wednesday rejected the dismantlement plans from five major domestic banks, saying they either wouldn't work or could plunge the economy into crisis.
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Those diverging views indicate just how complex the dismantlement process could be if the rogue state agrees to relinquish weapons at leader Kim Jong Un's June 12 meeting with President Donald Trump.
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Analysts believe that restoring the site is one of several steps Mr. Kim is taking to gain leverage as Mr. Trump demands a complete dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
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But Thursday's reported demolition at the test site was the first concrete step North Korea had taken under Mr. Kim toward what Washington had been hoping would be a complete nuclear dismantlement.
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So you&aposre seeing President Trump be gracious now to somebody that he knows he has to keep bringing along for the full dismantlement program which could take another two or three years.
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"We are looking for substantial dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear programs first, and until denuclearization is achieved the global maximum pressure campaign will continue," a White House National Security Council spokesman told Reuters.
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Second, there will be further negotiations because Kim's very refusal to commit at this time to a wider dismantlement showed his seriousness and relative candor far more than another empty promise would have.
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Putin would like to hear Trump accept Russia's annexation of Crimea, downplay its role in a civil war in Ukraine, and dismiss concerns about Putin's dismantlement of what was a fledgling Russian democracy.
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At that point, one of the only studies on the cameras' effectiveness came from Rialto, a small California city with a police department that was threatened with dismantlement after a series of scandals.
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The president thanked his visitor — and sent his secretary of state, Madeleine K. Albright, who concluded that the North Koreans were not ready to offer a full, verifiable dismantlement of their missile program.
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On Thursday, a research team at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said the most recent activities at the Sohae site "amount to a 'snapback' from the moderate dismantlement undertaken" last year.
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" The vice minister said that the "tremendous anger and open hostility" that Mr. Trump complained about in his letter was the North Korean way of protesting Washington's demand for "a unilateral nuclear dismantlement.
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Asked about Pompeo's statement on Wednesday welcoming plans for the dismantlement of all facilities at Yongbyon in the presence of U.S. and IAEA inspectors, Nauert said Moon and Kim had talked about inspectors.
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Trump and Abe "affirmed the shared imperative of achieving the complete and permanent dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and ballistic missile programs," the White House said in a statement.
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Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., who authored the report, told CNN that it is too early to say whether the site's dismantlement is part of a bigger commitment to scaling back its missile testing program.
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The author of "Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World" said on Monday that the U.S. should use a summit with Kim Jong Un to work toward the dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.
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He also is calling for the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear programs and for talks to not omit any of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons.
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One would be to offer incremental energy and economic assistance and the lifting of sanctions for a freeze and eventual dismantlement of not just nuclear weapons, but also the long-range ballistic missile program.
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The Hanoi summit meeting broke down when Mr. Kim insisted that the most punishing United Nations sanctions against his country should be lifted in return for a partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear program.
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"If NK was asking for the lifting of 5 UN sanctions in return for dismantlement of Yongbyon, Trump was right to reject," Jenny Town, a North Korea expert at Stimson Center, wrote on Twitter.
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There has been little concrete progress since, but in September, Kim expressed willingness to take steps, including the permanent dismantlement of nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, in return for "corresponding measures" by the United States.
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The country's central news agency said the dismantlement of the nuclear test ground would involve collapsing all of its tunnels with explosions, blocking its entrances and removing all observation facilities, research buildings and security posts.
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The document fell far short of the Trump administration's demands for the dismantlement of the North's arsenal and of the need for inspections to verify that the weapons no longer existed, officials and commentators said.
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The fall of Mosul heralds the dismantlement of the ISIS caliphate -- a very positive development -- but let's not kid ourselves that victory in Mosul will be the beginning of the end of Sunni terrorist groups.
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North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday that the dismantlement "ceremony," which will involve blowing up the tunnels under the sprawling complex known as Punggye-ri, could take place as early as May 23.
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What the United States means Over the past decade, United States and South Korea have had one clear goal when it comes to denuclearization in North Korea: CVID -- complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of Pyongyang's program.
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At a time when a global wave of authoritarianism is rising, a closer look at the Venezuelan tragedy reveals what was at the center of the power-grab: the dismantlement of the rule of law.
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The United States has said that list would form the basis of determining whether the North was being truthful — Washington has compiled its own list, based on intelligence sources — and setting a schedule for dismantlement.
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Mr. Kim's call for step-by-step denuclearization appears to preclude the kind of rapid dismantlement that John R. Bolton called for this month, days before Mr. Trump appointed him as his national security adviser.
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In February, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met for the second time with President Trump, hoping to win relief from sanctions in return for a partial dismantlement of his country's nuclear weapons facilities.
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North Korean state media on Wednesday reported that Mr. Trump had agreed to lift sanctions when relations improved and that he had endorsed a "step-by-step" denuclearization process, rather than immediate and total dismantlement.
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Haitian anger over the cholera issue was clear last week when the United Nations Security Council visited Haiti before the planned October dismantlement of the peacekeeping mission, which has been deployed there for 13 years.
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Pyongyang has demanded Washington lift sanctions and declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War in response to the dismantlement of its Punggye-ri nuclear testing site and a key missile engine facility.
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Similarly, there was nothing specific on nukes in Tuesday&aposs declaration — and no joint affirmation of the goal of "complete, verifiable and irreversible" dismantlement that Trump&aposs aides had previously made the litmus test for success.
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Ego and impulsivity may have precipitated the United States and North Korea's initial foray into summit diplomacy, but the road to verification and monitoring of North Korea's nuclear dismantlement will be potholed — and the pace, plodding.
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State media made no mention of the failure of the talks or the disagreement over the North's demand for the end of sanctions and U.S. calls for the dismantlement of all of the North's nuclear programme.
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To be sure, the Trump team deserves some, but not too much, time before a final judgment is rendered about whether they will achieve complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) of all weapons of mass destruction.
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In the state of dismantlement it tries to get a grip on itself, at the same time the other sweater, having found the answer with the help of sweater science, shreds itself into its core threads.
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But Ford said fixing the flaws in the Iran nuclear agreement would provide a model for other deals, including one with North Korea, which should aim for complete, irreversible and verifiable dismantlement of any nuclear threat.
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At the end of Mr. Bush's term, a second such freeze and partial dismantlement of a nuclear reactor was negotiated, only to be abandoned by the North Koreans as soon as President Barack Obama entered office.
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State media made no mention of the failure of the talks or the disagreement over the North's demand for the end of sanctions and U.S. calls for the dismantlement of all of the North's nuclear program.
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The senior White House official said that among North Korea's broken promises was one to allow experts to witness the dismantlement of the site, which meant there was no one there to verify what actually occurred.
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So I have a hunch that we&aposre going to learn more at the press conference, but only as we begin to see when will be the first dismantlement and there have been two small steps already.
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At the time, Moon said North Korea agreed to let international inspectors observe a "permanent dismantlement" of key missile facilities, and take further steps, such as closing Yongbyon, in return for reciprocal moves by the United States.
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Both the Sohae dismantlement and return of Korean War remains (if testing proves they are American) may be confidence-building measures, but they may also be used to push you for reciprocal moves by the United States.
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"We are waiting for precise commitments from Pyongyang to demonstrate its real desire to engage in a dismantlement of its nuclear and ballistic programs," Macron told a news conference alongside his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in.
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Plus, as we've briefed you before, Kim is probably trying to get you to focus on his cessation of missile tests and dismantlement of test sites because he doesn't need them anymore; he's achieved his nuclear objectives.
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We welcome President Moon and Chairman Kim's reaffirmation of the Singapore joint statement of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including the permanent dismantlement of all facilities at Yongbyon in the presence of U.S. and IAEA inspectors.
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The Hanoi meeting collapsed after Mr. Kim demanded that Washington drop the most crippling sanctions imposed on his country in return for a partial dismantlement of the North's nuclear program, an offer that Mr. Trump considered insufficient.
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As both sides struggle to find a breakthrough in stalled talks, the speech shows Kim shifting the focus from calls for complete dismantlement of its nuclear arsenal and hinting at including countries other than the United States.
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South Korea and the United States also want to push the North to accept a timetable that would move quickly from the suspension of weapons tests — which it announced last week — to the dismantlement of its nuclear program.
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" Trump and Kim can also silence skeptics in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo, Yun wrote, by producing "a clear timeline for the ultimate goal: the disablement and dismantlement of all North Korean nuclear and ICBM facilities, material and devices.
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That the bases exist is not a surprise, but it underscored Trump's difficult task since they would "presumably have to be subject to declaration, verification and dismantlement in any final and fully verifiable denuclearization deal," the report said.
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While the U.S. focuses its attention on the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program as it prepares for the upcoming Summit with North Korea, other actions to address the current tension on the Korean Peninsula are moving forward.
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Moon told Reuters in an interview last week he wanted to discuss a two-phased approach to resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, starting with a freeze on North Korea's nuclear and missile development followed by complete dismantlement.
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Distrust on both sides has led the Americans to insist on rapid, deep dismantlement and highly intrusive verification; the North Koreans want an early lifting of sanctions and a formal end to the Korean War, among other steps.
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"An agreement on the dismantlement of such a site has to be worded deliberately and concisely so technical experts can watch and verify each step in the process," said Grace Liu of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
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"France calls on North Korea to conform immediately with its international obligations and proceed to the dismantlement of its nuclear and ballistic program in a complete, verifiable and irreversible way," Foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said in a statement.
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Possibilities include the dismantlement of its ICBM programme, which would suit Mr Trump's goal to remove the nuclear threat to the American mainland, or permanently decommissioning the nuclear site at Yongbyon and allowing international inspectors to verify its closure.
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It's unclear how far either side is willing to go, but officials in Washington and Seoul say discussions have included allowing inspectors to observe the dismantlement of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor and opening U.S.-North Korea liaison offices.
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The findings underscore the difficulty the United States faces in negotiating with North Korea as the bases would "presumably have to be subject to declaration, verification and dismantlement in any final and fully verifiable denuclearization deal," the report said.
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All this despite an economy on the mend from its 2015 recession and the thorough dismantlement of Russia's once-promising democratic prospects, complete with the assassination of opposition politicians and critical journalists (which the Kremlin has denied responsibility for).
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One year after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit that was aimed at determining concrete steps toward Pyongyang's dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program, the Kim Jong UnKim Jong UnPompeo expresses concern over North Korea missile tests State Dept.
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On top of that, North Korea watchers are looking to see if Pyongyang agrees to take any tangible steps toward its denuclearization, such as an offer to allow international inspectors to monitor the dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear complex.
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It's worth noting that that one of the main legacies of that court was the dismantlement of key components of the New Deal, which established Social Security and other key social programs that are part of the U.S. firmament.
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The Hanoi meeting in February abruptly ended when Mr. Trump rejected Mr. Kim's suggestion that Washington lift the most painful of sanctions imposed against his country since 2016 in return for a partial dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program.
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They offer insight into how Foresman and his colleagues sought to help the Kremlin pull off, and profit from, its dismantlement of Yukos at a time when analysts say Moscow was seeking international legitimacy for the politically-charged process.
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PILLSBURY: It&aposs close to a walkout and back to the tables and even military threats, or it&aposs the opposite, that they&aposve got a schedule for dismantlement, they&aposve got some specific things that they&aposve been talking about.
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Commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae station from June 12 shows no apparent activity related to dismantlement of its rocket engine test stand, according to 38 North, a Washington-based website that tracks developments in the isolated nation&aposs weapons programs.
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The New York Times, citing unidentified sources, reported on Monday that Washington is seeking to soften its approach, floating an idea of accepting a nuclear freeze - instead of complete dismantlement - and giving tacit recognition that North Korea is a nuclear state.
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The dismantlement of all of its WMD and ballistic missiles will lead to a more positive future for all people on the Korean Peninsula and a chance of prosperity for the people of North Korea, who have suffered for too long.
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While both sides have talked about denuclearization, wide differences remain as to what is included in the process: how long it would take, and what sanctions relief might come before the complete, irreversible, verifiable dismantlement that the US is demanding.
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Verification would need to be at least to the standards of the Iran, Libya, Ukraine and South Africa nuclear dismantlement agreements if the United States is to have confidence that North Korea's nuclear weapons stockpile and building capacity is ended.
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"In the nuclear realm, the United States abandoned the Iran nuclear deal and announced it would withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), grave steps towards a complete dismantlement of the global arms control process," the Bulletin said.
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This will be a first: "We have never verified the dismantlement of nuclear warheads at the time they're being dismantled," Corey Hinderstein, a former senior coordinator for nuclear security and nonproliferation policy affairs at the Department of Energy, told Axios.
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The White House said in a statement that Mr. Trump and Mr. Abe had agreed on Monday to cooperate on the "shared imperative" of seeking the "complete and permanent dismantlement" of North Korea's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and missile programs.
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The goal of nuclear dismantlement in North Korea, Dr. Kay said in an interview, "is far more complex than anything the administration is talking about," because its atomic complex is so large, so advanced — and in some cases, so well hidden.
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Since assuming the E.P.A. job, Mr. Pruitt has drawn much of his political staff from the office of Senator James M. Inhofe, a fellow Oklahoma Republican who doubts climate change science and who has championed the dismantlement of fossil fuel regulations.
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Other agreements could be to open liaison offices in each other's countries and adopting denuclearization measures, such as allowing inspectors to observe the dismantlement of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor, in exchange for a loosening of U.S. economic sanctions against Pyongyang.
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North Korea has offered to stop nuclear and missile tests but did not allowed international inspections for a dismantlement of its only known nuclear site in May, drawing criticism that its action could not be verified and could be easily reversed.
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During their meeting in Hanoi in February, Mr. Trump rejected Mr. Kim's demand that all major United Nations sanctions be lifted in return for the dismantlement of one of the North's key nuclear fuel production facilities, but not its nuclear warheads.
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Trump sought the dismantlement of all of the North's nuclear installations, including shipping weapons and material to the United States, while Kim Jong Un offered to demolish its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, situated about 100 km (60 miles) north of Pyongyang.
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"In the nuclear realm, the United States abandoned the Iran nuclear deal and announced it would withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), grave steps towards a complete dismantlement of the global arms control process," the organization warns.
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Amano referred to a meeting between North and South Korea in September at which the North expressed its readiness to take measures including a permanent dismantlement of its main nuclear facilities in Yongbyon should there be unspecified corresponding action from the United States.
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" Menendez was dismissive of the summit, saying Trump "really achieved nothing of any substance, even a definition of what denuclearization is, so I trust the secretary will work hard at hopefully making something happen, which means irreversible, verifiable dismantlement of the nuclear weapons.
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America insisted that no concessions would be forthcoming without substantial steps towards disarmament, such as the closure of some of the North's main nuclear sites, verified by international inspectors, or a list of all nuclear facilities and a timeline for their dismantlement.
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"I want to hear from the secretary how and if this action by North Korea is integrated into a cogent and coherent diplomatic framework that gets us to complete and verifiable dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs," he told CNN.
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Sam Wounded Knee, a Dakota man who joined others in occupying the sidewalk near the sculpture in protest, calling for its dismantlement, said the artist and the Walker should have asked permission from the Dakota community first, before referencing such a painful history.
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North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23-25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country's statemedia reported on Saturday, a month ahead of a planned North Korea-U.
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The secret to dismantling the program, Dr. Hecker said in an interview, had less to do with delineating the phases and specifics of dismantlement than with establishing "a different relationship with North Korea where its security rests on something other than nuclear weapons."
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Mr. Kim's call for a phased approach raised the possibility of drawn out and uncertain negotiations, dimming the hopes for the so-called Libyan model of rapid dismantlement, which Mr. Trump and his new pick for national security adviser, John R. Bolton, prefer.
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And North Korea's behavior — which may simply amount to signaling displeasure at Mr. Trump's refusal to lift sanctions against Pyongyang in return for the dismantlement of its oldest nuclear site — suggests that the two countries may be reverting to threats and counterthreats.
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Analysts theorized that Kim Yong-chol and other North Korean negotiators mistakenly believed that Mr. Trump, eager for something he could tout as a diplomatic achievement, would settle for sanctions relief in return for a partial dismantlement of the North's nuclear weapons facilities.
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"We are left in a situation where they believe we will ultimately acquiesce," said Christopher R. Hill, an American diplomat who led nuclear negotiations with North Korea during the last Bush administration, which resulted in the dismantlement of part of a plutonium reactor.
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He must establish the process for the actual dismantlement of weapons, the removal of stockpiled uranium and plutonium bomb fuel from the country and a verification program that will be one of the most complex in history, given the vastness of North Korea's mountains.
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As a step South Korean officials see as the minimum needed to secure some American concessions, North Korea has said it could allow international inspectors to observe the dismantlement of its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, which has produced plutonium and highly enriched uranium for weapons.
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North Korea agreed to allow international inspectors to observe a "permanent dismantlement" of key missile facilities, and take further steps, such as closing its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, in return for reciprocal measures by the United States, the South's President Moon Jae-in has said.
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Donald Trump's expected dismantlement of a deal that the Obama administration never convinced Congress to ratify as a treaty — which would have made it more permanent — did not cause this fractious relationship and it didn't imperil the possibility of lasting peace between our two nations.
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Deutsche Bank analyst John Inch, who has a "sell" rating on GE with a price target of $18, said bulls had expected the company to move toward outright dismantlement of its portfolio, but GE stuck to the framework of divesting $20 billion in assets.
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With two summits with Pyongyang complete and little to show in the way of deliverables on dismantlement, a declaration of all its nuclear facilities and test sites, or a timeline, hopes that a third summit may yield a denuclearization deal seem a bit unrealistic.
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On Saturday, North Korean state media said the dismantlement would take place some time between May 85033 and 25 and that it would involve collapsing all of its tunnels with explosions, blocking its entrances, and removing all observation facilities, research buildings and security posts.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads MIAMI BEACH — Maybe it's watching our democratic institutions threatened with dismantlement on a daily basis as a rich egomaniac with autocratic tendencies prepares to assume the US presidency, but I had trouble concentrating at the 2016 Untitled art fair.
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North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23-25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country's state media reported on Saturday a month ahead of the summit with the United States.
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The vaguely worded declaration the two leaders signed in Singapore bears at least some of the blame for the lack of progress since then, because it lent itself to protracted arguments over definitions, which North Korea has used successfully to stall on steps towards nuclear dismantlement.
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The U.S. is not seeking dismantlement of supply management, just greater access and the end of a Canadian system of pricing milk protein ingredients that is undercutting global prices, said Tom Vilsack, chief executive of the U.S. Dairy Export Council and a former U.S. Agriculture Secretary.
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International journalists will be invited to conduct "on-the-spot coverage in order to show in a transparent manner" how the nuclear site is being put out of use, with a dismantlement "ceremony" scheduled for as early as May 23, depending on weather, the news agency said.
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He should tell Kim that the terms for the gradual suspension and ultimate termination of U.S. sanctions against Pyongyang are codified into law, and his hands are tied until Pyongyang takes meaningful steps toward the complete dismantlement of its nuclear programs and releases all political prisoners.
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Last week, US President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in part due to concerns on whether Pyongyang was willing to agree to what's known as CVID -- complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of the country's nuclear program.
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In some cases, debates over the presence of Native Americans in museums have come without warning; in 22011, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, objections from Dakota people to Sam Durant's public sculpture "Scaffold" led the artist to disclaim the work and approve its dismantlement.
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It's been seeking a trade-off within the tight boundaries of an agreement for the removal of sanctions in exchange for the dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear site -- the same deal on the table in Hanoi -- or for a halt to all joint military drills, for starters.
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Early steps by the North could include the dismantlement of missile production facilities and allowing the return of international inspectors to nuclear sites, while the United States could begin normalizing diplomatic relations and easing some sanctions, like those that primarily affect North Korea's population rather than officials, analysts say.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea agreed to allow international inspectors to observe a "permanent dismantlement" of its key missile facilities, and will take additional steps such as closing its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if the United States takes reciprocal measures, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday.
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Although unjustified, Russia's aggression was understandable, given the expansion of NATO contra the understanding of Russian leaders, dismantlement of Russia's historic friend Serbia, support for "color" revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine to Moscow's detriment, and support for a street putsch against the democratically-elected, pro-Russian leader in Kiev.
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" And in January, Trump's top envoy for North Korea talks, Stephen Biegun, told an audience at Stanford University that Kim had committed to "the dismantlement and destruction of North Korea's plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities" which "represents the totality of North Korea's plutonium reprocessing and uranium enrichment programs.
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We also welcome Chairman Kim's decision to complete the previously announced dismantlement of the Tongchang-ri site in the presence of U.S. and international inspectors as a step toward the final fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, as agreed by Chairman Kim at the Singapore summit with President Trump.
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President Trump, in contrast, has pursued a tougher approach, saying there can be no talks without signs that the North is giving up its nuclear and missile testing, and without an understanding that the ultimate goal of any negotiations is a complete, verifiable dismantlement of the North's nuclear capability.
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Many observers had predicted a narrow deal, in which North Korea might have offered the dismantlement and inspection of its main nuclear site at Yongbyon in return for goodwill gestures by America, such as the establishment of liaison offices in both countries and moves towards a declaration ending the Korean war.
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"These missile operating bases, which can be used for all classes of ballistic missile from short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) up to and including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), would presumably have to be subject to declaration, verification, and dismantlement in any final and fully verifiable denuclearization deal," the report states.
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China has already recommended lifting sanctions on North Korea, and both China and Russia favor a step-by-step approach to denuclearization in which you give Kim something for each step that he takes despite the fact that neither the Sohae dismantlement nor return of remains are related to denuclearization.
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"If we are to move up to a higher level and realize the dismantlement of the nuclear assets owned by North Korea, it requires big ideas and bold decisions from the leaders of the North and the United States," Mr. Moon said during a cabinet meeting in Seoul on Tuesday.
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In the excerpts of his speech provided by the State Department, Biegun said Kim committed during an October visit by Pompeo to the dismantlement and destruction of North Korea's plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities, going much further than the top U.S. diplomat did after that trip and any public statement by Pyongyang.
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"THE de facto dismantlement of the Samsung Group" was how South Korea's semi-official news agency, Yonhap, spun the news on February 28th that the sprawling conglomerate would scrap its Future Strategy Office, a management organisation of some 200 senior staff, and devolve power to individual affiliates as part of broad reforms.
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If North Korea objects to the U.S. terminology of complete verifiable, irreversible dismantlement, or CVID, but is willing to put down on paper a definition of "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" that meets the U.S. standard of what's necessary for a comprehensive, verifiable, agreement, Washington can cede the term without lowering exceptions.
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So if you see Kim again and expect him to follow up on his pledges to allow US inspectors to monitor the dismantlement of nuclear facilities and to permanently dismantle the Yongbyon nuclear complex, he's expecting you to come with a carrot for him, like agreeing to announce an end to the Korean War.
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Mr. Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, exchanged fiery threats in 26, but in the second round of talks, the president wants a deal — and appears to be willing to shift his administration's goals to reach one, from immediate dismantlement of the North's arsenal to limits on its size and reach.
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As he landed in Hanoi late Tuesday, Mr. Trump appeared determined to change America's relationship with a nation that has been a bitter and brutal adversary for nearly 70 years — and willing to shift his administration's goals to do so, from immediate dismantlement of the North's arsenal to limits on its size and reach.
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In May, North Korea blew up tunnels at Punggye-ri and called this proof of its commitment to end nuclear testing, but a senior White House official accused Pyongyang at the time of breaking a promise to allow experts to witness dismantlement of the site, which meant there was no one there to verify what actually occurred.
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"After initial reporting of plans to allow experts and media personnel to observe the closing of North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, now scheduled for next week, commercial satellite imagery from May 7 provided the first definitive evidence that dismantlement of the test site was already well underway," researchers for 38 North wrote in the analysis posted Monday.
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But because the compressed daylong date, capped by an elaborate Korean-themed dinner, carries very much real-life nuclear and gulag consequences, the rendezvous that proved long on bonhomie and woefully short on dismantlement discussions on weapons-and-camps of mass destruction merely reaffirms a cliché: Karl Marx's dictum that history repeats itself in tragi-farcical cycles.
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Here's what will happen: "Dismantlement of the nuclear test ground will be done in the following sequence — making all tunnels of the test ground collapse by explosion; completely blocking entries; removing all observation facilities, research institutes and structures of guard units on the ground," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
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Unless Pyongyang takes meaningful steps toward the complete dismantlement of its nuclear plants and centrifuges; stops illicit activities such as counterfeiting U.S. currency, money laundering and proliferation; releases all political prisoners and stops censoring the North Korean people in extremis; abides by international norms as an aid-recipient nation; and complies with monitoring and, ultimately, reforms its horrific prison camps, the U.S. is legally bound to continue to enforce sanctions.
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Several days ago, appearing with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, Mr. Trump for the first time suggested he might be willing to entertain a "step-by-step" deal to denuclearization — contradicting his own senior aides, who had been insisting in public comments and private briefings with reporters that only a full dismantlement of the North's nuclear weapons, missiles and facilities would result in the lifting of sanctions.
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According to the report, North Korea says it will effectively destroy the entire Punggye-ri facility, preventing its future use in nuclear tests without major renovations—and it's promising that there will be at least some transparency in the process:The official Korean Central New Agency said dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test ground would involve collapsing all of its tunnels with explosions, blocking its entrances, and removing all observation facilities, research buildings and security posts.
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If by some miracle the world wakes up to discover that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE struck a comprehensive nuclear dismantlement deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, he will have done what no man or woman has ever done before.
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Frustrated by its inability to admit having been duped and walk away from President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE's Singapore agreement with Kim, the United States may keep digging the hole and agree to a peace treaty with North Korea with full knowledge of what may ensue — dismantlement of the United Nations Command and U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Combined Forces Command; withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea; and the end of nuclear deterrence in the region.
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