U.S. Should Accept North Korea With Some Nukes, Panetta Says

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the goal of talks with North Korea should be to establish conditions that let Kim Jong Un keep some nuclear weapons within internationally determined limits.

“Progress needs to be made to make sure that we reduce their nuclear stockpile, that we have some kind of limitations imposed on North Korea in terms of testing, in terms of missiles,” Panetta told Bloomberg Television on Thursday. “That is, we make it clear that even though they may ultimately retain some of their nuclear weapons, that they are going to have to join all of the civilized nations in providing limitations on their nuclear capability.”