People at a railway station in Seoul on Sept. 16, 2017, watch a local news report on a North Korean missile launch. His statement reflects a rare burst of optimism in the ongoing standoff over North Korea's weapons program. Unfortunately, there's a worrying hole in the logic: North Korea's break in weapons testing may be seasonal, rather than strategic. Data compiled by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ North Korea Missile Test Database shows that Pyongyang has conducted 19 missile tests in 2017. There have also been signs that North Korea's weapons program isn't completely dormant right now.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2017 18:46 UTC