Is North Korea's Timeline Denuclearize for Real? | Inside Story

There is renewed hope of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, and a re-start of discussions which have stalled over the last few weeks since June's landmark summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.

Trump has welcomed Kim Jong-un's remarks, saying his faith in the US President remains unchanged. Kim is meeting the South Korean President later this month for the third time this year and discuss measures towards denuclearization.

What's been blocking the progress in nuclear diplomacy? Is the North Korean leader's offer for peace, for real?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests: Laura Rockwood ex Vienna Executive Director, Vienna Center for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation; Robert Kelly ex Busan Professor political science and diplomacy at Pusan National University; Se-Woong Koo Managing Editor, Korea Exposé