- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un indicated to South Korea that he’s willing to halt missile and nuclear tests in exchange for security guarantees from the US.
- An agreement might even include the dismantling of the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal.
- President Donald Trump took credit for the development, claiming his administration’s recent economic sanctions led to the offer.
- However, the deal seems to require US participation in negotiations — something Trump has said won’t happen without a guarantee of total denuclearization.
- The move could weaken existing sanctions by playing the Trump administration against itself.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a group of South Korean diplomats dined for four hours on Monday night, emerging with a possible deal to stop the North’s nuclear weapons and missile testing.
The isolated nation said it may even be willing to abandon its nuclear weapons program in exchange for security guarantees from the US, according to The New York Times.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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