Donald Trump says North Korea is no longer a “Nuclear Threat” but US intelligence agencies said in January that the country has kept its arsenal. The next summit is in two weeks. What can Trump do differently this time?
North Korea has detained an 85-year-old US Army veteran of the Korean War, who was on a tourist trip he had long planned to see Korea once again. The strangest part is that he had finished his visit without incident and was on the plane to go home when he was taken.
Monday morning brought with it speculation that North Korea might be preparing another nuclear test, which would be an escalation of an already tense situation. But by afternoon, South Korean officials walked back that idea. But tensions remain high.
Relationships between North Korea and the United States may have thawed dramatically on Wednesday with the U.S. State Department and North Korea’s state-run media announcing a suspension of nuclear enrichment in exchange for U.S. food aid.
North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and agreed to a moratorium on nuclear, and long-range missile tests. The State Department says Pyongyang will also allow the International Atomic Energy inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment and confirm disablement of its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Karin Lee is executive director of […]