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==Which "deal" have we "signed" with North Korea? As far as I'm aware that negotiation is very far from over,== We haven't signed a deal, that was something Tr
by moorhosj 7y ago
==Which "deal" have we "signed" with North Korea? As far as I'm aware that negotiation is very far from over,==
We haven't signed a deal, that was something Trump promised at the second summit, but never delivered. Meanwhile, after the first summit on June 13, 2018, Trump said, “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.” [1] Was that ever true?
==although positive movement is evident==
Just last week, "North Korea fires two rounds of missiles, 2nd launch in a week, South Korea says" [2].
==Give credit where credit is due.==
What has North Korea signed or taken concrete actions on?
[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-trumps-premature-victory-celebration-became-kims-triumph-2019-02-25 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-trumps-premature-victo...
[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-korean-military-official-says-n1003626 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-fires-unident...
- m0zg 7y agoHe didn't like the deal. He walked away. That's how you negotiate. >> North Korea fires two rounds of missiles So they're getting ready to negotiate again then. That's good. Still: no nuclear testing.
- moorhosj 7y ago==He walked away. That's how you negotiate.== You negotiate by giving them what they want (ending war game activities with South Korea [1]) and receiving nothing concrete in return? Seems like a questionable tactic? Also, just to clarify, did you support the Iran agreement? ==So they're getting ready to negotiate again then. That's good.== Are you honestly arguing that North Korea launching missiles is a good sign? == Still: no nuclear testing== Not according to satellite images. "The satellite images suggest that the North has been engaged in a great deception: It has offered to dismantle a major launching site — a step it began, then halted — while continuing to make improvements at more than a dozen others that would bolster launches of conventional and nuclear warheads. But American intelligence officials say that the North’s production of nuclear material, of new nuclear weapons and of missiles that can be placed on mobile launchers and hidden in mountains at the secret bases has continued. And the sanctions are collapsing, in part because North Korea has leveraged its new, softer-sounding relationship with Washington, and its stated commitment to eventual denuclearization, to resume trade with Russia and China."[2] [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47431309 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47431309 [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/politics/north-korea-missile-bases.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/politics/north-korea-m...