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North Korea denuclearization goal deemed improbable by expert

A security expert suggests that the denuclearization of North Korea is an increasingly improbable goal. Jenny Town, director of 38 North, believes the United States and its allies should shift their focus from complete denuclearization to arms limitations and crisis communication talks. Town highlighted key moments in North Korea's weapons development, including its first nuclear test in 2006 and an intercontinental ballistic missile test in 2017, which have heightened fears among allies regarding US extended deterrence. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    Denuclearising North Korea would ‘defy history’ as US, allies missed the boat

    The denuclearisation of North Korea has become an “increasingly improbable” goal and the United States and its allies should move beyond it to devote their diplomatic efforts to talks on arms limitations and crisis communication, the director of the US-based North Korean analysis…