Empty promises? North Korea watchers greet nuclear move with scepticism

North Koreans watch as their country's most famous newscaster announces leader Kim Jong-un's proposal to suspend nuclear tests.

North Koreans watch as their country's most famous newscaster announces leader Kim Jong-un's proposal to suspend nuclear tests. Source: AAP

The United Nations says North Korea's promise to give up testing nuclear weapons is proof diplomacy can work. But there's also scepticism of the North's real intentions, with no promises from the rogue nation to get rid of its weapons stockpile entirely. Samantha Beniac-Brooks and Rashida Yosufzai reports.



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