- It could take up to 15 years for North Korea to be fully denuclearized, according to one of the leading experts on the rogue state’s nuclear capabilities.
- This presents a significant obstacle to the Trump administration’s desire to see “rapid denuclearization.”
- Siegfried Hecker, a nuclear scientist at Stanford University, has issued a report outlining what he and his colleagues feel is a more realistic approach to the denuclearization of North Korea.
- Hecker’s approach would essentially see the US manage the risks posed by North Korea’s nuclear program while not rushing the rogue state in a way that would make it feel threatened.
It could take up to 15 years for North Korea to be fully denuclearized, according to one of the leading experts on the rogue state’s nuclear capabilities, which presents a significant obstacle to the Trump administration’s desire to see “rapid denuclearization.”
Siegfried Hecker, a nuclear scientist at Stanford University who has served as a top adviser to the federal government on these issues, issued a report on Monday outlining what he and his colleagues feel is a more realistic approach to the denuclearization of North Korea. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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