Europe and the Potential Dismantlement of North Korea’s Nuclear Warheads

KOREA CHAIR EXPLAINS

By Ramon Pacheco Pardo

20.8.2018

South Korean media report that the US has proposed to North Korea the possibility of shipping half of its nuclear warheads to the United Kingdom, where they would be dismantled. Reports also state that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has requested the United Kingdom to provide technical support to North Korea during the dismantlement process. Indeed, discussions taking place in Europe regarding the potential role that European countries could play if and as North Korea takes step towards denuclearization include this very same matter. Technical assistance with the dismantlement of nuclear warheads is one of the areas where Europe could play a significant role.

Europe and the Potential Dismantlement of North Korea’s Nuclear Warheads