; and (B) the vigorous use of diplomatic, economic, military, and other coercive tools to ensure stable deterrence and prevent an adversary from proliferating material or technology. (28) The Panmunjom Declaration and the June 12, 2018, summit in Singapore between President Trump and Kim Jong-un ( U.S.-DPRK Summit ), where it was reaffirmed that the DPRK commits to working toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula are welcome steps toward alleviating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but further progress must be made to ensure and verify the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. (29) The joint statement issued by the United States and the DPRK after the Singapore Summit stated, the United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations, led by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the U.S.-DPRK summit. . (30) The May 10, 2018, release of Tony Kim, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Dong-chul, who had been held hostage by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a positive sign for the possibility of a diplomatic pathway to de­nu­cle­ar­i­za­tion, peace, and stability on the Korean Peninsula. (31) On April 22, 2018, Kim Jong-un asserted that North Korea had completed its quest for nuclear weapons, stating that under the proven condition of complete nuclear weapons, we no longer need any nuclear tests, mid-range and intercontinental ballistic rocket tests, and that the nuclear test site in northern area has also completed its mission . (32) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in his prepared remarks during his confirmation hearing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on April 12, 2018, stated, There is no higher diplomatic task for the State Department team than solving this decades-in-the-making threat to our nation when discussing North Korea. (33) President Donald J. Trump outlined his belief that Kim Jong-un is being forthright in his desire to