Yahoo News North Korea has 'not taken the necessary steps' to denuclearize following Singapore summit
North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize following the historic summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in June, White House national security adviser John Bolton has said.
In an interview on Fox News, Bolton called for “performance”, not “rhetoric” when it comes to North Korea getting rid of its nuclear weapons.
He said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was prepared to return to North Korea for another meeting with Kim Jong Un, saying: “What we really need is not more rhetoric. What we need is performance from North Korea on denuclearization.”
The two leaders agreed to work to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, but no detailed agreement has been made so far.
According to North Korea’s state media, it has made goodwill gestures including dismantling nuclear sites and returning remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War and has urged the US to take steps in return, including dropping sanctions.
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It has urged Washington to take reciprocal steps including officially declaring an end to the war and dropping sanctions.
According to Washington-based 38 North think-tank, recent satellite images suggest North Korea has been working to dismantle a key missile launch facility, though it can’t be ruled out that it is actually being modified for other uses.
In his interview, Bolton said the United States had kept its side of the deal.
“It’s just North Korea that has not taken the steps we feel are necessary to denuclearize,” he said, adding that relaxing sanctions was not something that was being considered.
