Kim Jong-un said North Korea was free of a self-imposed pause on testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, which President Trump had called a diplomatic victory.
Tag: Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament
U.S. Braces for Major North Korean Weapons Test as Trump’s Diplomacy Fizzles
President Trump’s summits with Kim Jong-un have failed to bring concrete results, and the diplomatic vacuum has given North Korea more time to build its nuclear arsenal.
Top U.S. Envoy Warns North Korea Against Weapons Tests
Stephen E. Biegun appealed to the North to return to dialogue on denuclearization. “Let’s get this done,” he said.
North Korea Links 2nd ‘Crucial’ Test to Nuclear Weapons Program
As a top American envoy visits the region, the North declared that tests would bolster its “reliable strategic nuclear deterrent.”
Trump Officials Block U.N. Meeting on Human Rights Abuses in North Korea
The U.S. is trying to preserve a diplomatic opening with Kim Jong-un, even as North Korea dismisses President Trump as a “heedless and erratic old man.”
North Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”
With Internal Squabbling on Vivid Display, What’s Next for NATO?
The alliance might not be suffering “brain death” but it faces new technologies, new rivals, new weapons and a changing America.
Kim Jong-un Visits Sacred Mountain on Horseback. Analysts Watch His Next Move.
The North Korean leader has often visited Mount Paektu, near the border with China, before making major policy shifts.
Time Is Running Out for Trump’s North Korean Diplomacy, Analysts Say
Analysts fear a looming crisis as North Korea warns of a Dec. 31 deadline for a new proposal from the United States on denuclearization.
North Korea Launches 2 Rockets, South Says
The short-range projectiles were launched off the North’s east coast, days after Kim Jong-un ordered artillery fire near a disputed sea border.