Posted on Jul 30, 2019
Despite 'Loss Of Faith' In Kim Jong Un, The U.S. Tries Again For A Nuclear Deal
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The United States is trying again to persuade North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.
A senior U.S. official tells NPR that U.S. diplomats are communicating with the reclusive regime. They are passing messages through North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York.
The goal is a new round of "working-level" talks between experts from the two nations. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to make such an effort during their dramatic meeting in June at the fortified boundary between North and South Korea.
But the effort has begun slowly, and a question hangs over the initiative. After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if Kim Jong Un is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.
It's significant if the U.S. concludes Kim can't make a deal, since the U.S. has tried so hard to appeal directly to him. President Trump has now met Kim three times, exchanged letters with him and even declared that they "fell in love." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
A senior U.S. official tells NPR that U.S. diplomats are communicating with the reclusive regime. They are passing messages through North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York.
The goal is a new round of "working-level" talks between experts from the two nations. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to make such an effort during their dramatic meeting in June at the fortified boundary between North and South Korea.
But the effort has begun slowly, and a question hangs over the initiative. After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if Kim Jong Un is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.
It's significant if the U.S. concludes Kim can't make a deal, since the U.S. has tried so hard to appeal directly to him. President Trump has now met Kim three times, exchanged letters with him and even declared that they "fell in love." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
Despite 'Loss Of Faith' In Kim Jong Un, The U.S. Tries Again For A Nuclear Deal
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Thank you, my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for posting the unsurprising perspective from publicly funded NPR. Of course the actual negotiations and subject matter are highly classified and the current stats us highly classified as well.
Most likely the USA, China, Russia and other interested parties have been in talks with North Korea for some time over nuclear issues and other issues. Korea's biggest enemy is Japan which is our ally. Since we have forces based there and for many other reasons we have been monitoring the North Korea launch capabilities for decades, in all probability.
fYI SGT Steve McFarland LTC Stephen C. COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Sgt John H. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SSG Michael Noll SSG Donald H "Don" Bates MSG Andrew White
Most likely the USA, China, Russia and other interested parties have been in talks with North Korea for some time over nuclear issues and other issues. Korea's biggest enemy is Japan which is our ally. Since we have forces based there and for many other reasons we have been monitoring the North Korea launch capabilities for decades, in all probability.
fYI SGT Steve McFarland LTC Stephen C. COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Sgt John H. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SSG Michael Noll SSG Donald H "Don" Bates MSG Andrew White
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The history of 3 generations of family leadership of North Korea indicates they are unwilling to hold to any deal. Their negotiations are designed to get something more from us and once they have it, they will again pursue what they had previously forsaken for the next thing they want. They simply can't be trusted
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