Koreas make nuclear pledge after historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons, after holding a historic summit.

The announcement was made by the North's Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea after talks at the border.

The two also agreed to push towards turning the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 into a peace treaty this year.

The summit came just months after warlike rhetoric from North Korea.

Speaking at a banquet after Friday's talks, Mr Kim hailed the progress he said had been made.

"We bade farewell to the frozen relationship between North and South Korea, which was a nightmare. And we announced the beginning of a warm spring to the world," he said.



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43921385

Graham says Trump may deserve Nobel Peace Prize for denuclearization in NK

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday that President Trump would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully negotiated the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

In an interview with Fox News, Graham argued that if Trump is able to secure a promise from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize at a summit later this year, the president would deserve the coveted award once given to his predecessor in 2009.

"It wouldn't have happened without Trump," Graham said Friday.




http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385150-graham-says-trump-may-deserve-nobel-peace-prize-for

Could this be the real reason?


A North Korean nuclear test site recently shuttered by Pyongyang is unusable and will cause a catastrophe if another test occurs, according to a new report.

Chinese scientists studying the damage at the Punggye-ri facility estimate that another test at the facility will lead to “environmental catastrophe,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

Scientists say North Korea's most recent test caused a partial collapse of a cavity inside the mountain facility, which would be further exacerbated by another blast, the newspaper added.


http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/384756-report-north-korea-nuclear-test-site-largely-unusable