South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, meets with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in the truce village of Panmunjom on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Moon said Kim was still committed to the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula. The State Department confirmed Sunday that a team of U.S. officials had entered North Korea for preparatory talks despite the uncertainty over the summit. [Canceled summit delays confrontation with Kim over secret sites]“This is not a reward for bad behavior at all,” Clapper said. “It’s mutually reciprocal and would give us that presence there, more insight and more understanding.” From North Korea’s point of view, a U.S. presence in the country might give Pyongyang a “sense of security” against a possible U.S. attack.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2018 19:41 UTC