Saturday, July 13, 2013

Experts Are Predicting No Change In North Korea's Nuclear Program For The Foreseeable Future

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Some Experts See North Korean Nuclear Arms as Here to Stay -- Rachel Oswald, National Journal

A number of independent U.S. analysts are saying the Obama administration appears to be reluctantly accepting that the North Korean military might never be fully denuclearized.

Since the last round of regional nuclear talks in 2008, the North has substantively advanced its nuclear weapons program -- carrying out two underground atomic tests; launching several long-range rockets, one of which made it into space; showing off a prototype for a road-mobile ICBM; declaring a uranium enrichment program; and initiating efforts to reopen a disabled plutonium production reactor.

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My Comment: The North Koreans have consistently shown zero interest to negotiate away their nuclear weapons program. I expect this to continue to hold this position for the foreseeable future.

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