Yongbyon and sanctions: Trump and Kim's Vietnam summit failure, explained - News Summed Up

Yongbyon and sanctions: Trump and Kim's Vietnam summit failure, explained


What North Korean nuclear facilities are at stake? The disagreement over what North Korea would give up with its nuclear program appears to center on the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center. This satellite image taken Feb. 21 shows the five-megawatt reactor, center, at North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center. In return for closing Yongbyon, Trump said, North Korea said that it had asked for a complete lifting of sanctions. Of the 11 resolutions that have imposed sanctions on North Korea since 2006, Ri said North Korea was focused on only the most recent five, which were installed in 2016 and 2017.


Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 17:25 UTC



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