U.S. to seek denuclearize North Korea by 2020 - Nikkei

According to an article published by Nikkei, the U.S. is suggesting a two-year deadline to seek the denuclearization of North Korea.

A Japanese government source quoted by Nikkei states that in the recent top-secret trip of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un, they could have discussed the process and schedule for denuclearizing the North.

Key quotes (via Nikkei):

• Japan and the U.S. in particular believe that any plans for a gradual denuclearization would fail, given that North Korea has cheated on similar agreements in the past.
• To ensure North Korea keeps its word, Japan, the U.S. and South Korea do not plan to ease sanctions on the regime until it takes concrete action, such as destroying nuclear facilities or discarding materials.