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Doesn't seem like non-proliferation actually happened here: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cheery-trump-tweets-starkly-contrast-increasing-nuke-production
by dashundchen 8y ago
Doesn't seem like non-proliferation actually happened here:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cheery-trump-tweets-starkly-contrast-increasing-nuke-production https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cheery-trump-tweets-stark...
> U.S. intelligence reportedly estimates that the North Koreans are on track to create five to eight new weapons this year, figures apace with the average of six weapons a year that they were constructing before the Trump-Kim summit.
> Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, already deeply doubtful that inroads could be made with the North Koreans, has become disillusioned with the process when faced with the evidence, per NBC.
> President Donald Trump, on the other hand, continues to tweet messages like “we will get it done together!” and “we will prove everyone wrong!” displaying his affection for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his desire to keep foreign policy messaging positive before the midterms.