Posted on 07/01/2018 11:41:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
White House national security adviser John Bolton offered up new details on Sunday about the path toward the nuclear disarmament of North Korea and addressed a recent Washington Post report suggesting that the country plans to deceive the United States about its nuclear stockpile.
On CBS's "Face the Nation," Bolton said North Korea's nuclear arsenal could be dismantled in a year if Pyongyang cooperates, adding that the program would require "full disclosure of all [of North Korea's] chemical and biological, nuclear programs, ballistic missile sites."
"We have developed a program. I am sure that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be discussing this with the North Koreans in the near future about really how to dismantle all of their [weapons of mass destruction] and ballistic missile programs in a year," Bolton said. "If they have the strategic decision already made to do that and they are cooperative, we can move very quickly. And it is to North Korea's advantage to dismantle very quickly. Then the elimination of sanctions, aid by South Korea and Japan and others can all begin to flower."
Bolton disclosed that the plan has not been put into action yet.
"It has not. Physically, we would be able to dismantle the overwhelming bulk of their programs within a year," Bolton said.
On "Face the Nation" and "Fox News Sunday," Bolton refused to talk about a Washington Post report that US intelligence officials have concluded North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile and is preparing to deceive the US about the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal and the existence of undisclosed facilities used to make fissile material.
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Because the WaPo is such a reliable source. /s
Because the WaPo is such a reliable source. /s
Multiple sources in and out of the East Asian region have had similar reports, based on expert analysis of openly available satellite images.
Trump could not have picked a stronger guy than Bolton. He is awesome!
Yeah, everybody believes a WaPo report.
Everybody that’s pretty much not qualified for real college, that is.
I ain’t never bin to no college and I don’t believe a word from the WaPo.
I still can’t believe North Korea would denuclearize. I find it hard to believe. That makes them a player on the world stage and ensure the survival of their dictatorship. I truly hope they do, and I think Trump was right to at least try with them. I’m just skeptical they will do it.
Bolton is better than McMaster because Bolton respects Trump and likes Trump. I don’t think McMaster did.
Not EVERYTHING the WaPo reports is false.
When it comes to Kom Jong Un and North Korea, his past record does not inspire trust and confidence.
No offense to those not going to the jokes called college. Just trying to poke a needle in those idiots who are journalists and actually imagine that they are smart. As far as I am concerned, a good home school education will produce a person far better versed in all things needed to understand and create than most, if not all university degree courses. (I’ll bow to the STEM folks, though. That stuff needs expert guidance for most folks. )
My father had an 11th grade education (Louisiana) and was successful in his career. He could have out argued virtually any of these idiots any time, any day, and I thank him daily for being my dad. Mom, too!
And when they don't, then what?
So the WaPo thinks it’s an arm of governance now.
They will.
Multiple sources in and out of the East Asian region have had similar reports, based on expert analysis of openly available satellite images.
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Everything the WaPo writes is a lie including the “and’s” and the “the’s.”
This? https://www.38north.org/2018/06/yongbyon062618/ It is mush. They fail to give dates for much of any of the "iinfrastructure improvements" other the pipe and the meaningless small building. Their "rapid pace" claim is unsupported due to failure to supply dates for most change which themselves are not very meaningful. Also they admit there is evidence that the reactor has been shut down although they weaselword about the lack of evidence as if they are not satellite imagery analysis experts.
They do seem to think that. Maybe they are.
The WSJ was stating the same thing as the WP.
And if they don't?
https://www.38north.org/2018/06/yongbyon062618/
Informed analysis of events in and around North Korea
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