President Donald Trump’s much ballyhooed Singapore pseudo-summit this week with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s hereditary strongman, was a bizarre event by any standards, even Trump’s high ones for strangeness and norm-breaking. The mere fact that North …
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Trump accidentally admits everything he’s been saying about North Korea’s nukes is a lie
June 18, 2018
On Sunday morning, President Trump explained why he agreed to halt joint military exercises with South Korea during his meeting in Singapore with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. “Holding back the ‘war games’ during the negotiations was my request …
What would a denuclearised North Korea mean for the balance of military power in Asia?
June 18, 2018
No debate will continue to dominate the strategic spectrum in Asia as much as the issue of North Korean denuclearisation. The meeting in Singapore between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un may have heightened the prospects of peace in the Korean peninsula, but …
Trump says he requested end to ‘war games’ in North Korea talks
June 18, 2018
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that it was his idea to put military exercises involving U.S. and South Korean forces on hold following talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. In a series of morning tweets, Trump also argued that he had not been given …
Trump defends North Korea summit, trashes media: ‘We got so much for peace in the world’
June 18, 2018
Pyongyang has long asked for an end to the war games, which are joint military exercises to prepare South Korean … The denuclearization deal with North Korea is being praised and celebrated all over Asia. They are so happy! Over here, in our country …
Trump threatens to resume military exercises with South Korea if talks with North fail
June 18, 2018
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to stop military exercises with South Korea, saying such “war games” were “provocative and expensive” but threatened to re-start them if talks with North Korea break down. Trump in a …
US and South Korea to announce suspension of ‘large-scale’ military drill
June 18, 2018
Trump surprised South Korea with his pledge to end military exercise following the North Korea summit. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP South Korea and the US are expected to announce the suspension of “large-scale” military drills next week, with the …
How Does U.S. Military Compare to North and South Korea? Washington and Seoul Suspend Exercises
June 18, 2018
South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of “large-scale” military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if North Korea failed to keep its promise to denuclearize, news agency Yonhap said on Sunday.
June 18, 2018
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