The U.S. intelligence chief says that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear weapons program in a year, although it is "technically" possible.
Reuters reported that U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats made the remarks on Thursday at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
The report said Coats was responding to a question about U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's recent suggestion of a one-year timeframe for the North’s denuclearization.
Bolton said that if Pyongyang was willing to disclose all of its weapons of mass destruction programs, it would be possible to dismantle the "overwhelming bulk" of them within a year.
Coats said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has clearly stated the North's denuclearization is going to take some time and has projected a longer timeframe, adding it's a much more complicated process than most people think.
His remarks echoed President Donald Trump's recent comments that there is no time limit for the North's denuclearization, and Pompeo's claim that it may take some time to achieve the goal.
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