I believe we need to -- the United States needs to take the lead. I think we're doing the right thing, going to the security council, getting a statement of condemnation, looking eventually at potential sanctions.
Richardson advocates for U.S. leadership in addressing North Korea's missile tests.
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The impasse is that what we're saying the North Koreans, 'Look, we're ready to talk to you but you've got to take some concrete steps towards denuclearization. Stop sending those missiles out. Stop detonating nuclear weapons. Behave…
You have to have verification standards. A lot of inspectors, have them do an inventory of all their nuclear and missile sites.
But, yet, China and Russia are cheating and so what we wanted to do is go after the bigger banks.
Most importantly, I commend them for having this initial meeting between the President and Kim Jong-un alone.
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