Attempts by the Pentagon to retrieve remains of U. S. troops from North Korea have stopped due to a lack of communication from Pyongyang, U. S. officials said.
May 9 (UPI) — Attempts by the Pentagon to retrieve remains of U. S. troops from North Korea stopped due to a lack of communication from Pyongyang, U. S. officials said.
North Korea has not communicated with the Pentagon since President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which identifies remains of U. S. service members, has suspended the efforts.
“We have reached the point where we can no longer effectively plan, coordinate and conduct field operations in [North Korea] during this fiscal year, which ends on Sept.
