U.S. Defense Intelligence Director: North Korea Not Ready To Denuclearize

Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency

Reuters: North Korea's Kim not ready to denuclearize: U.S. intelligence agency chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. intelligence community does not believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready to denuclearize, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Robert Ashley told Fox News in an interview on Monday.

A summit in February between Kim and President Donald Trump collapsed when the two leaders were unable to bridge differences between U.S. demands for denuclearization and North Korean demands for sanctions relief.

“We still continue to assess within the IC (intelligence community) that Kim Jong Un is not ready to denuclearize,” Ashley said.

Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with Kim boosted hopes for a resumption of talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.

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Update #1: N Korea not ready to denuclearise: US intelligence agency chief -- Al Jazeera
Update #2: US Intelligence Agency Chief Says North Korea Is ‘Not Ready to Denuclearize’ -- Sputnik

WNU Editor: Absent an agreement, there is no reason for North Korea to denuclearize.

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