N Korea at crossroads

North Korea abandoning 30-year quest for U.S. ties, expert says

Isolation has pushed Kim Jong Un closer to China and Russia

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media reported was a launching ceremony for a tactical nuclear attack submarine, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 8. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer
November 7, 2023 17:22 JST

SEOUL -- The isolation brought on by international sanctions has driven North Korea's leader to abandon his country's long-standing goal of achieving normal diplomatic ties with the U.S., one of the world's leading experts on the country's nuclear program said on Tuesday.

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