As the past 30 years have shown, whenever peace talks were halted by the denuclearization hurdle, North Korea used that time to further advance its nuclear capabilities.
Chung Dong-young: “As the past 30 years have shown, whenever peace talks were halted by the denuclearization hurdle, North Korea used that…”
On the recordJune 28, 2026
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Chung Dong-young
Democratic
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Remarks at the Korean Peninsula Symposium on North Korea's nuclear issue.
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