Frustration has been building between the US and North Korea since their June Singapore summit Credit: Reuters/Reuters
The Telegraph: North Korea 'rejected US timeline to cut nuclear arsenal by 60-70 per cent'
North Korea has reportedly rejected a formal timeline to give up its nuclear weapons, proposed by Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state.
The proposal, revealed by Vox, would require Pyongyang to hand over 60 to 70 percent of its nuclear warheads within six to eight months either to the US or a third country.
The concessions that the US would offer in exchange – beyond sanctions relief or removing North Korea from the state sponsors of terrorism list – remain unknown.
According to the website, the plan has been rejected by North Korean negotiators multiple times over the past two months.
Their refusal to comply could explain some of the frustration expressed by senior US officials in recent days.
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