Bolton: North Korea Unlikely to Denuclearize Under Kim

WASHINGTON - North Korea has not made a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons and the prospects for efforts to achieve denuclearization through diplomacy remain dim, said John Bolton, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.

If the U.S. pursues "an agreement with Kim Jong Un that relies on him promising to give up his nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief," it would fail, said Bolton during an interview with VOA's Korean Service this week. The assessment comes as the Biden administration nears the end of a review of how to approach North Korea. "I think the regime is committed to developing and keeping nuclear weapons. I think they see it as essential to their survival," Bolton added.