; and (D) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit justifications to the appropriate committees not later than 30 days after terminating any sanction with respect to the activities of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or a person acting for or on behalf of such government. (21) On December 20, 2018, North Korean state media reiterated North Korea’s longstanding nuclear policy, stating if we unilaterally eliminate our security guarantees against a U.S. nuclear preemptive strike, it would not be considered denuclearization , and further defined denuclearization of the Korean peninsula as removing all nuclear threats, not only from North and South Korean territory, but also from the surrounding area aimed at the Korean Peninsula . (22) On January 1, 2019, in his New Year’s Day address, Kim Jong Un stated, Given that the North and South committed themselves to advancing along the road of peace and prosperity, we maintain that the joint military exercises with foreign forces, which constitute the source of aggravating the situation on the Korean Peninsula, should no longer be permitted and the introduction of war equipment including strategic assets from outside should be completely suspended. . (23) On January 1, 2019, in his New Year’s Day address, Kim Jong Un further stated, But if the United States does not keep the promise it made in the eyes of the world, and of the miscalculation of our people’s patience, it attempts to unilaterally enforce something upon us and persists in imposing sanctions and pressure against our Republic, we may be compelled to find a new way for defending the sovereignty of the country and the supreme interests of the state and for achieving peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula. . (24) On January 29, 2019, Director of National Intelligence Coats testified before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate that we currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain its WMD (weapons of mass