{"id":31705,"date":"2018-11-04T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/04\/north-korea-threatens-to-resume-nuke-development-over-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:18:41","slug":"north-korea-threatens-to-resume-nuke-development-over-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/04\/north-korea-threatens-to-resume-nuke-development-over-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/23\/pompeo-no-end-to-north-korea-sanctions-until-denuclearization\/\" target=_blank> lift economic sanctions<\/a> against the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement released by the Foreign Ministry on Friday evening said North Korea could bring back its \u201cpyongjin\u201d policy of simultaneously advancing its nuclear force and economic development if the United States doesn\u2019t change its stance. The North stopped short of threatening to abandon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/09\/26\/top-us-diplomat-to-visit-north-korea-to-set-up-summit-on-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=_blank>ongoing nuclear negotiations <\/a>with Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, it accused Washington of derailing commitments made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump at their June summit in Singapore to work toward a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. It was the first time the North said it could potentially resume weapons tests and other development activities since Kim signaled a new state policy in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/10\/03\/pompeo-backs-away-from-denuclearization-goal-for-north-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18275719197290.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pompeo backs away from denuclearization goal for North Korea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Secretary of State Mike Pompeo distanced himself Wednesday from a previously stated goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons by the end of President Donald Trump\u2019s first term in January 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he plans to talk next week with his North Korean counterpart, apparently referring to senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol. Pompeo did not provide the location and date for the meeting, which will likely be focused on persuading North Korea to take firmer steps toward denuclearization and setting up a second summit between their leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A lot of work remains, but I&#8217;m confident that we will keep the economic pressure in place until such time as Chairman Kim fulfills the commitment he made to President Trump back in June in Singapore,&#8221; Pompeo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Korean Foreign Ministry statement, released under the name of the director of the ministry&#8217;s Institute for American Studies, said the &#8220;improvement of relations and sanctions is incompatible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The U.S. thinks that its oft-repeated &#8216;sanctions and pressure&#8217; leads to &#8216;denuclearization.&#8217; We cannot help laughing at such a foolish idea,&#8221; it said. The ministry described the lifting of U.S.-led sanctions as corresponding action to the North&#8217;s &#8220;proactive and good-will measures,&#8221; apparently referring to its unilateral suspension of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and closure of a nuclear testing ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/06\/north-koreas-kim-has-faith-in-trump-frustrated-at-skeptics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18248582221811.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">North Korea\u2019s Kim has faith in Trump, frustrated at skeptics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un still has faith in U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s commitment to ending their nations&#039; hostile relations, but he\u2019s frustrated by questions about his willingness to denuclearize and wants his \u201cgoodwill measures\u201d to be met in kind, South Korean officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a series of provocative nuclear and missile tests last year, Kim shifted to diplomacy when he met with Trump between three summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who lobbied hard to revive nuclear diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the North has been playing hardball since the summits, insisting that sanctions should be lifted before any progress in nuclear talks, which fueled doubts about whether Kim would ever deal away a nuclear program he may see as his strongest guarantee of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of his first summit with Moon in April, Kim said the country should shift its focus to economic development as the \u201cpyongjin\u201d policy had achieved a \u201cgreat victory.\u201d He also declared that the North would stop nuclear and long-range missile tests. The North <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/19\/north-korean-leader-agrees-to-dismantle-main-nuclear-site-if-us-takes-similar-action\/\" target=\"_blank\">dismantled its nuclear testing ground<\/a> in May, but didn\u2019t invite experts to observe and verify the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If the U.S. keeps behaving arrogantly without showing any change in its stand, while failing to properly understand our repeated demand, the DPRK may add one thing to the state policy for directing all efforts to the economic construction adopted in April and as a result, the word &#8216;pyongjin&#8217; may appear again,&#8221; Friday&#8217;s statement said, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Pyongjin&#8221; means &#8220;dual advancement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/30\/north-korea-foreign-minister-peace-possible-but-only-if-us-ends-hostility\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18272555089202.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">North Korea foreign minister: Peace possible, but only if US ends hostility<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Calling for more trust, North Korea\u2019s foreign minister urged the United States on Saturday to keep moving past what he called seven decades of entrenched hostility if Washington wants to restart stalled negotiations meant to rid Pyongyang of its nuclear bombs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moon has described inter-Korean engagement as crucial to resolving the nuclear standoff. A large number of South Korean CEOs accompanied Moon in his September visit to Pyongyang, when he and Kim agreed to normalize operations at a jointly run factory park and resume South Korean visitors&#8217; travel to the North when possible, voicing optimism the international sanctions could end and allow such projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But South Korea\u2019s enthusiasm for engagement with its rival has also created discomfort in the United States amid growing concerns that the North is dragging its feet with its promise to denuclearize. 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