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When Jimmy Carter met Kim Il-sung and stopped a nuclear war

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Former US president Jimmy Carter visited North Korea in 1994 to avert nuclear war.

It was the first time a former or sitting US president had visited the Korean peninsula.

North Korea had begun withdrawing thousands of fuel rods from its nuclear reactor for reprocessing.

It led to a period of greater engagement between Pyongyang and the West .

North Korea feared a US military strike on Yongbyon , but was also ready to mobilise.

Carter presented a list of demands from Washington as well as his own suggestions.

The deal was met with reluctance from US officials when Carter suggested it in a phone call.

He then told them he was going on CNN to announce details of the deal on CNN .

Carter 's 1994 trip was significant for opening a path for rapprochement with North Korea .

He is also credited with paving the way for Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in 2018 .

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English

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