While diplomacy seems to be slowing down in recent weeks, there are
still high hopes that a peace deal with North Korea is possible, and
that this may include denuclearization, even if it isn’t the US version
which requires Kim to give the US all the weapons directly.
The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is all for that idea, and said on Tuesday that they are fully prepared to act as the monitor for any nuclear deal that might get reached.
IAEA Director Amano Yukiya tod the UN Security Council that the agency
could have inspectors back in North Korea within a matter of weeks if a
deal came into effect that would allow them to go there.
Amano said he believes the IAEA is the only body equipped to carry out
the job at all. This may not sit well with the Trump Administration, as
the IAEA has repeatedly confirmed Iran is in compliance with that
nuclear deal, despite the US withdrawing from the pact and falsely
accusing Iran of non-compliance.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Could Be in North Korea Within Weeks of a Deal
IAEA eager to act as the monitor for any deals reached
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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