30 March 2012

Editorial: North Korea Food Deal Suspended


By Harry Kazianis


Some media outlets may have jumped the gun earlier this week, but the United States has now suspended a recent food aid agreement with North Korea over its apparent intention to go ahead with a long-range missile launch next month.
The so-called Leap Day deal between the United States and North Korea would in effect have traded “a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities at Yongbyon, including uranium enrichment activities” for 240,000 tons of food aid.
The news was confirmed yesterday by Peter R. Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs and Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, in testimony to members of the House Armed Services Committee.

Read the full story at The Diplomat