Sunday, May 6, 2018

Verifying the End of a Nuclear North Korea 'Could Make Iran Look Easy'


This article discusses just how complex and difficult it would be if North Korea were to agree to denuclearization. It covers how that North Korea has essentially built up it’s nuclear weapon program in secrecy. It discusses how “Iran hid much of its weapons-designing past, North Korea has concealed programs on a far larger scale and built an arsenal of 20-60 nuclear warheads – compared to none in Iran.” It also goes on to state how denuclearization in North Korea could make Iran look easy. If North Korea does agree to denuclearizing, the U.S. would have to verify everything North Korea would say. It also states how President Trump and the U.S. may have a different idea of disarmament than North Korea. With there being different estimates on the size of North Koreas arsenal the Inspectors may never really know if the have found and removed all the weapons. It also discussed the fact that there may not be enough qualified individuals to act as inspectors, estimating that it might require up to 300 inspectors to oversee the removal of the weapons in North Korea. Essentially the article really goes over just how difficult and almost impossible it will be to officially confirm that North Koreas nuclear weapon program has been dismantled.
Kevin Druger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/us/politics/nuclear-north-korea-iran-inspections.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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