escalating tensions that have left the US and North Korea +traditional backers such as China and Russia +"mentally deranged" and a "dotard." It might just offer a ray of hope.North Korean officials responded defiantly. And his program advanced leaps and bounds during 2017.After a rash of failed missile tests last year, North Korea has conducted more than 20 missile launches since Trump came to office. The Trump administration was quick to restore a back channel for talks between the State Department and North Korea that disappeared in President Barack Obama's final months. Tillerson said in December he hopes sanctions get North Korea to negotiate.

Source: Times of India December 30, 2017 07:39 UTC