US EditionTrump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes
The US National Security Strategy excludes North Korea denuclearisation, signaling a shift to flexible diplomacy and raising prospects for renewed Trump-Kim talks in 2026.
- On Dec 5, the US National Security Strategy omitted any reference to denuclearising North Korea, contrasting past policies since 2003 and prompting speculation about diplomacy.
- The 2025 road map frames policy as advancing a `flexible realism` approach to contain China by boosting South Korea and Japan, while Mr Hong Min says Donald Trump’s willingness to meet suggests an opening for talks.
- Past diplomacy saw Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un hold summits in 2018 and 2019 before talks collapsed over Pyongyang’s accelerating nuclear weapons programme under heavy sanctions.
- On Dec 8, both South Korea and the United States denied any policy shift, stressing denuclearisation remains the goal, according to Wi Sung-lac.
- Analysts say the omission raises hopes for talks in 2026 as South Korea notes signals from the US, China, and Japan, while Kim Jong Un insists meetings require nuclear state equality and says `denuclearisation` has lost meaning.
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Trump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes
U.S. President Donald Trump's new global security roadmap has dropped any reference to denuclearising North Korea as a goal, fuelling speculation that Washington may be angling to boost the chances of a diplomatic breakthrough with Pyongyang in 2026.
US omits North Korea mention in first security strategy of Trump’s second term
The first national security strategy of Donald Trump’s second presidency unveiled Thursday made no mention of North Korea or its threats as China similarly bucked tradition and dropped its denuclearization goals for the peninsula in its recent defense whitepaper. The longstanding subject of North Korea’s denuclearization was absent in the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) […]
The US president's new global security strategy has sparked controversy after it completely omitted the goal of denuclearizing North Korea, a move that many say could signal Washington is preparing for a diplomatic breakthrough with Pyongyang in 2026.
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