The North Korean government wants to talk. capable of striking the United States. A brief period of measured hope had followed the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, in Singapore last June. Signs that a move of this type might be in the offing had multiplied in recent weeks, especially since the failure of the United States-North Korea summit meeting in Hanoi in February. But it was a major strategic countermove against the United States.

Source: New York Times May 05, 2019 03:00 UTC