North Korea dramatically dismantles nuclear site, but the US summit still in doubt
The destruction of the test site was a goodwill gesture by North Korea ahead of the proposed June 12 summit, but ‘Libya model’ comments are spooking Kim Jong-un
Seoul — North Korea made a show of dismantling its nuclear test site on Thursday — even as it warned of a nuclear showdown with the US if the Trump administration did not change its tune on a summit, potentially set for June. The dismantling of the test site, which international media were invited to attend, was a planned move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of the summit. Pyongyang announced its plan to "completely" dismantle the Punggye-ri facility in the country’s north-east, inviting some foreign journalists to witness the destruction. "There was a huge explosion, you could feel it. Dust came at you, the heat came at you. It was extremely loud," Tom Cheshire, a journalist for Sky News who was among those invited to attend the ceremony, wrote on the British broadcaster’s website. Yonhap news agency, citing South Korean pool reporters at the scene, said several explosions were heard throughout the day, beginning at 3am until 8.17am GMT. Punggye-ri has ...
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