John Kerry: “This amendment expresses the sense of Congress regarding the continued intransigence of North Korea in refusing to…”

“This amendment expresses the sense of Congress regarding the continued intransigence of North Korea in refusing to comply with the terms of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. For nearly a year, North Korea has refused to allow access to its nuclear-related facilities, as required under its safeguard agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not formally declared a break in the continuity of safeguards on nuclear-related facilities in North Korea, but inspections have not been permitted since last January. This raises serious questions as to the possibility of diversion of nuclear material to a weapons development program--a situation which cannot be permitted to stand unchallenged and unexplored.”