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Demovictory9

(32,454 posts)
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 09:44 PM Dec 2018

N. Korea insists US act first before it gives up nukes

https://apnews.com/9ad490e00ff5458daa98edb9745aa27e?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

I thought Trump claimed victory over NK on this issue and had picked a place on the mantle for his Nobel Peace Prize?

The comments may also be seen as proof of what outside skeptics have long said: that Kim will never voluntarily relinquish an arsenal he sees as a stronger guarantee of survival than whatever security assurances the United States might provide. The statement suggests North Korea will eventually demand the United States withdraw or significantly reduce the 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea, a major sticking point in any disarmament deal.
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