Are North Korea's Promises Different This Time Around?

Are North Korea's Promises Different This Time Around?

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

North Korea's Promises, Chasing Men on Fire, Avengers: Infinity War

Episode: North Korea's Promises, Chasing Men on Fire, Avengers: Infinity War

  • May 1, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 30:23 mins

Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor of International Law, BYU Law On Friday, Kim Jong Un became the first North Korea leader to set foot in South Korea. He shook hands – and even hugged – South Korea’s president Moon Jae-In. And the two leaders signed a declaration promising a “nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.” Next, President Trump is slated to meet with North Korea’s Kim – which will be another historic meeting. No sitting US president has ever met with a North Korean leader. Can these meetings actually lead North Korea to abandon the nuclear weapons program it has advanced quickly over the last year?