UPDATE 1-N.Korea nuclear, missile activity not consistent with denuclearization -US general

UPDATE 1-N.Korea nuclear, missile activity not consistent with denuclearization -US general

North Korea's activity on nuclear weapons and missiles is inconsistent with its pledge to denuclearize, the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Wednesday.

A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi last month broke down over differences about U.S. demands for North Korea to rid itself of nuclear weapons that threaten the United States, and North Korea's demand for substantial relief from international sanctions imposed on it because of its nuclear and missile tests. "Their activity that we have observed is inconsistent with denuclearization," U.S. Army General Robert Abrams said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Abrams did not provide further details.

He had been asked if the United States had seen a change in North Korea's production of nuclear weapons, material and missiles. (Reporting by Idrees Ali in Washington Editing by James Dalgleish)

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