SEOUL - North Korea’s Kim Jong Un awaits the winner of next week’s U.S. presidential election armed with greater leverage in high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, thanks to a more powerful and versatile arsenal of weapons than at the start of the Trump presidency.
For Kim, Joe Biden poses a more challenging negotiating partner, more likely to pen a “Dear Jong” letter than engage with him in person - even though the bar for summit diplomacy is lower due to the precedent set by Trump, the officials say. “Kim Jong Un has been doing what he needs to stay in power, and nuclear weapons are the most powerful means of survival,” a South Korean official who is familiar with the diplomacy said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Although the North has largely kept to a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, it has continued to develop new missiles, as well as engines potentially designed for ICBMs and new mobile launchers, while building its nuclear weapons-grade stockpile, experts say.While the United States’ far greater military might could swiftly inflict critical damage on North Korea, Pyongyang now poses a threat with its nuclear missiles capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
The display was intended to show Kim could take up negotiations where he had left off with Trump, or return to confrontation by resuming advanced weapons tests, said Lee Soo-seok, a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy. The young leader made rare, tearful confessions that he failed to tackle economic hardships in a speech at the recent military parade, but said “time is on our side.”
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realDonaldTrump President Trump has done excellently well in US foreign policy. SecPompeo With his team, they've done well in Middle East, South East Asia, Africa, America...The greater America is, the greatest global peace we have. The world is watching and truth shall prevail
What remains after all these failures is a clear effort by Trump and his allies to obtain Russian and Chinese help for his reelection
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No idea what leverage Kim is awaiting for! Because realdonaldtrump & team didn't even reply to letter sent to Amrican President in 2018 for peace by Dr Swaamee Aprtemaanandaa Jee through 'Make America Great Again' office! NobelPrize SpeakerPelosi KamalaHarris foreignpolicy
He gave up nothing and got the US to reduce its posture on the peninsula. Kim Jong Un is the one who got the sweet deal lol
What for? You need to get your own house in order! And stop playing with people’s lives! I’m sure you have better things to do over there!
he's going to be very disappointed LOL
BaldingsWorld Leverage? This is from the wire service that believes that China is growing spectacularly.
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