Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably 'lost cause': U.S. spy chiefWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. policy of trying to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons “is probably a lost cause” and the best that could be hoped for is a cap on the country’s nuclear capability, the Director of U.S. National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday. However, underscoring conflicting views in the Obama administration, the State Department said U.S. policy was unchanged and continued to be to seek the “verifiable denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula. President Barack Obama has repeatedly stated that the United States will never accept North Korean as a nuclear-armed state. Clapper made clear at an event at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York he did not think that the policy the administration has stuck to, in spite of repeated North Korean nuclear tests, was realistic. “I think the notion of getting the North Koreans to denuclearize is probably a lost cause,” Clapper said at the  Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York. “They are not going to do that - that is their ticket to survival.” Pyongyang has persisted with its missile and nuclear weapons programs, including a Sept. 9 nuclear explosion, despite strong international sanctions. Clapper said he got a good taste of how the world looks from North Korea’s viewpoint when he went to Pyongyang on a mission in 2014 to secure the release of two Americans. “They are under siege and they are very paranoid, so the notion of giving up their nuclear capability, whatever it is, is a non-starter with them,” he said. “The best we could probably hope for is some sort of a cap, but they are not going to do that just because we ask them. There’s going to have to be some significant inducements.” U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said he had not seen Clapper’s remarks but told a regular news briefing in Washington that the administration did not believe denuclearization was a lost cause. “No, nothing’s changed ... that’s not our position. Our policy objective is to seek to obtain a verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. That is the policy; that is both the goal and what we want to see and there is a way to do that.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, asked on Wednesday about Clapper’s remarks, said the best way to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue was still via talks. China and Russia have pushed for a resumption of six-party talks on denuclearization in North Korea. The talks, which also involve Japan, South Korea and the United States, have been on hold since 2008. Clapper also said it bothered him that the United States was not capitalizing on using information as a weapon against North Korea. “That’s something they worry about a lot ... That is a great vulnerability I don’t think we have exploited. Right now, we are kind of stuck on our narrative and they are kind of stuck on theirs.” Clapper was asked if he thought North Korea could mount a nuclear warhead on a missile that could reach the West Coast of the United States and reiterated the intelligence assessment that this had to be a “worst-case assumption.” He said North Korea had yet to test its KN08 intercontinental ballistic missile, so neither North Korea nor the United States knew whether it worked. “Nevertheless, we ascribe to them the capability to launch a missile that would have a weapon on it to reach parts of the United States, certainly including Alaska and Hawaii,” he said. “They could do it. We have to make the worst-case assumption here.” politicsNews
getting north korea give nuclear bomb probably cause spy chiefwashington reuters the policy trying persuade north korea give nuclear weapons probably lost cause best could hoped cap country nuclear capability director national intelligence james clipper said tuesday however underscoring conflicting views obama administration state department said policy unchanged continued seek verifiable denuclearization korean peninsula president barack obama repeatedly stated united states never accept north korean state clipper made clear event council foreign relations think tank new york think policy administration stuck spite repeated north korean nuclear tests realistic i think notion getting north korean denuclearize probably lost cause clipper said council foreign relations think tank new york they going ticket pyongyang persisted missile nuclear weapons programs including nuclear explosion despite strong international sanctions clipper said got good taste world looks north korea viewpoint went pyongyang mission secure release two americans they siege paranoid notion giving nuclear capability whatever said the best could probably hope sort cap going ask there going significant state department spokesman john kirby said seen clipper remarks told regular news briefing washington administration believe denuclearization lost cause no nothing changed position our policy objective seek obtain verifiable denuclearization korean peninsula that policy goal want see way chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang asked wednesday clipper remarks said best way resolve north korea nuclear issue still via talks china russia pushed resumption talks denuclearization north korea the talks also involve japan south korea united states hold since clipper also said bothered united states capitalizing using information weapon north korea that something worry lot that great vulnerability i think exploited right kind stuck narrative kind stuck clipper asked thought north korea could mount nuclear warhead missile could reach west coast united states reiterated intelligence assessment he said north korea yet test intercontinental ballistic missile neither north korea united states knew whether worked nevertheless ascribe capability launch missile would weapon reach parts united states certainly including alaska hawaii said they could we make assumption politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably 'lost cause': U.S. spy chiefWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. policy of trying to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons “is probably a lost cause” and the best that could be hoped for is a cap on the country’s nuclear capability, the Director of U.S. National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday. However, underscoring conflicting views in the Obama administration, the State Department said U.S. policy was unchanged and continued to be to seek the “verifiable denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula. President Barack Obama has repeatedly stated that the United States will never accept North Korean as a nuclear-armed state. Clapper made clear at an event at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York he did not think that the policy the administration has stuck to, in spite of repeated North Korean nuclear tests, was realistic. “I think the notion of getting the North Koreans to denuclearize is probably a lost cause,” Clapper said at the  Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York. “They are not going to do that - that is their ticket to survival.” Pyongyang has persisted with its missile and nuclear weapons programs, including a Sept. 9 nuclear explosion, despite strong international sanctions. Clapper said he got a good taste of how the world looks from North Korea’s viewpoint when he went to Pyongyang on a mission in 2014 to secure the release of two Americans. “They are under siege and they are very paranoid, so the notion of giving up their nuclear capability, whatever it is, is a non-starter with them,” he said. “The best we could probably hope for is some sort of a cap, but they are not going to do that just because we ask them. There’s going to have to be some significant inducements.” U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said he had not seen Clapper’s remarks but told a regular news briefing in Washington that the administration did not believe denuclearization was a lost cause. “No, nothing’s changed ... that’s not our position. Our policy objective is to seek to obtain a verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. That is the policy; that is both the goal and what we want to see and there is a way to do that.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, asked on Wednesday about Clapper’s remarks, said the best way to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue was still via talks. China and Russia have pushed for a resumption of six-party talks on denuclearization in North Korea. The talks, which also involve Japan, South Korea and the United States, have been on hold since 2008. Clapper also said it bothered him that the United States was not capitalizing on using information as a weapon against North Korea. “That’s something they worry about a lot ... That is a great vulnerability I don’t think we have exploited. Right now, we are kind of stuck on our narrative and they are kind of stuck on theirs.” Clapper was asked if he thought North Korea could mount a nuclear warhead on a missile that could reach the West Coast of the United States and reiterated the intelligence assessment that this had to be a “worst-case assumption.” He said North Korea had yet to test its KN08 intercontinental ballistic missile, so neither North Korea nor the United States knew whether it worked. “Nevertheless, we ascribe to them the capability to launch a missile that would have a weapon on it to reach parts of the United States, certainly including Alaska and Hawaii,” he said. “They could do it. We have to make the worst-case assumption here.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: getting north korea give nuclear bomb probably cause spy chiefwashington reuters the policy trying persuade north korea give nuclear weapons probably lost cause best could hoped cap country nuclear capability director national intelligence james clipper said tuesday however underscoring conflicting views obama administration state department said policy unchanged continued seek verifiable denuclearization korean peninsula president barack obama repeatedly stated united states never accept north korean state clipper made clear event council foreign relations think tank new york think policy administration stuck spite repeated north korean nuclear tests realistic i think notion getting north korean denuclearize probably lost cause clipper said council foreign relations think tank new york they going ticket pyongyang persisted missile nuclear weapons programs including nuclear explosion despite strong international sanctions clipper said got good taste world looks north korea viewpoint went pyongyang mission secure release two americans they siege paranoid notion giving nuclear capability whatever said the best could probably hope sort cap going ask there going significant state department spokesman john kirby said seen clipper remarks told regular news briefing washington administration believe denuclearization lost cause no nothing changed position our policy objective seek obtain verifiable denuclearization korean peninsula that policy goal want see way chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang asked wednesday clipper remarks said best way resolve north korea nuclear issue still via talks china russia pushed resumption talks denuclearization north korea the talks also involve japan south korea united states hold since clipper also said bothered united states capitalizing using information weapon north korea that something worry lot that great vulnerability i think exploited right kind stuck narrative kind stuck clipper asked thought north korea could mount nuclear warhead missile could reach west coast united states reiterated intelligence assessment he said north korea yet test intercontinental ballistic missile neither north korea united states knew whether worked nevertheless ascribe capability launch missile would weapon reach parts united states certainly including alaska hawaii said they could we make assumption politicsnews