When Jimmy Carter met Kim Il-sung and stopped a nuclear war
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 11, 2025
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Jimmy Carter and Kim Il-sung aboard the North Korean ruling family yacht
Three decades ago, the world was on the brink of a nuclear showdown - until Jimmy Carter showed up in North Korea.
In June 1994, the former US president arrived for talks in Pyongyang with then leader Kim Il-sung. It was unprecedented, marking the first time a former or sitting US president had visited.
But it was also an extraordinary act of personal intervention . . .
