美국무 '북핵 완전히 해결할 때…나쁜 합의는 선택지 아냐' + 美방송 '북한, 풍계리 핵실험장서 전선 철거 시작'<br /><br /> U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will seek the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program without delay.<br />He made the remarks as he was formally sworn in as America's top diplomat with a strong endorsement from President Trump.<br />Kim Mok-yeon reports. <br /> U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed that North Korea must commit to a swift dismantling of its weapons programs.<br />Pompeo outlined his priorities while speaking at his ceremonial swearing-in on Wednesday,... highlighting the importance of Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear weapons as well as its ballistic missiles. <br /><br /> "We are committed to the permanent, verifiable, irreversible dismantling of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program and to do so without delay."<br /><br />Pompeo,... who secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in early April,... also said that efforts to denuclearize North Korea are still in the beginning stages,... with their outcome yet unknown. <br />He also stressed that the Trump administration is fully committed to solving the North's nuclear issue.<br /><br /> "This administration will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Our eyes are wide open. It's time to solve this once and for all. A bad deal is not an option."<br /><br /> Meanwhile,... South Korean and U.S. military revealed on Thursday that movement has been spotted at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where the regime carried out a total of six nuclear tests from 2006. <br />Intelligence sources say that activity at tunnel entrance number 3 suggests Pyongyang could be signalling that it has started to follow through on Kim Jong-un's promise made at the Inter-Korean summit last week to shut down the test site.<br /><br />This follows a report by CBS News on Wednesday that said North Korea has started removing cables from the tunnels at the site, describing as a first step to closing down the tunnels.<br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
