North Korea to dismantle nuclear test site later this month
In a statement carried by state media,
Kim had already revealed plans to shut down the test site by the end of May during his summit with South Korean President
The North plans to invite journalists from
"A ceremony for dismantling the nuclear test ground is now scheduled
The journalists from the five selected countries will be provided with a charter flight from
The ministry said the North will continue to "promote close contacts and dialogue with the neighboring countries and the international society so as to safeguard peace and stability on the
Following the Moon-Kim summit, Moon's office said Kim was willing to disclose the process to international experts, but the North's statement Saturday didn't include any mention about allowing experts on the site.
The North's announcement comes days after
During their summit at a border truce village, Moon and Kim vaguely promised to work toward the "complete denuclearization" of the
Some experts believe Kim may try to drag out the process to wait out the Trump administration or seek a deal in which he gives away his intercontinental ballistic missiles but retains some of his shorter-range arsenal in return for a reduced
Kim declared his nuclear force as complete in December, following
Kim said during the meeting that the nuclear test site's mission had come "to an end" because the North had completed the process of developing nuclear-capable intermediate-range missiles, ICBMs and other strike means.
The North also said for the first time at the meeting that it had been conducting "subcritical" nuclear tests. These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion.
Still, the closure of the underground testing site could be a useful precedent for
"Now that
But in
The administration of
The North went on to conduct its second nuclear test in
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