US EditionNorth Korea Tests Trump’s Will to Compromise, Dangling a Slim Path Back to Talks
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, JUL 29 – Kim Yo-jong demands US accept North Korea as a permanent nuclear power amid expanded arsenal of about 50 warheads, signaling a firm stance against denuclearization talks.
- During his first term from 2018 to 2019, Donald Trump held three meetings with North Korea's top leader, Kim Jong-un, aiming to negotiate the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, though these efforts largely failed to produce concrete results.
- Negotiations stalled because North Korea insists on being officially acknowledged as a nuclear-armed country, a demand the U.S. refuses to accept due to concerns about undermining global nonproliferation efforts.
- Recent statements from Kim Yo Jong affirm that North Korea will not abandon its nuclear program and warn that renewed denuclearization talks would be mockery under changed geopolitical realities.
- North Korea has doubled its nuclear arsenal since 2019, launched over 100 ballistic missiles since 2022, and strengthened ties with Russia, which provides economic and military support amid ongoing sanctions.
- These developments suggest a low likelihood of major U.S.-North Korea diplomatic breakthroughs soon, with North Korea leveraging its arsenal and alliances to resist denuclearization pressure.
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North Korea tests Trump’s will to compromise, dangling a slim path back to talks
After months of expectation, North Korea appeared to open the door to restarting diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, even if only by a sliver. In a statement on Tuesday, the North Korean leader’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong affirmed Pyongyang’s “irreversible” nuclear status and emphasized that there can be no room for […]
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