On the day North Korea talks collapsed, Trump passed Kim a note demanding he turn over his nukes
On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United States, according to the document seen by Reuters.
The document appeared to represent Bolton's long-held and hardline"Libya model" of denuclearization that North Korea has rejected repeatedly. It probably would have been seen by Kim as insulting and provocative, analysts said. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The State Department declined to comment on what would be a classified document.
It called on North Korea to provide a comprehensive declaration of its nuclear program and full access to U.S. and international inspectors; to halt all related activities and construction of any new facilities; to eliminate all nuclear infrastructure; and to transition all nuclear program scientists and technicians to commercial activities.
Last year, North Korea officials called Bolton's plan"absurd" and noted the"miserable fate" that befell Gaddafi. Jenny Town, a North Korea expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center think tank, said the content of the U.S. document was not surprising.
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