Joseph Yun: “I think the worst thing is the credibility of the United States would be very badly damaged.”

We should not accept North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state.

The dynamics in Congress, however, make it unlikely we will have any second opportunity to renew your Compact if we delay.

I am grateful for the bipartisan approach of this subcommittee regarding the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Freely Associated States (FAS).

I think the agreements are a very important declaration of good faith.