The North Korea tweet near the end of the day seemed most distressing to some in Washington watching the escalating clash between the United States and a nuclear-armed North. Earlier Tuesday, South Korea proposed holding talks with North Korea next week in Panmunjom, a village straddling the border between the two hostile countries. Mr. Trump has emphasized a more militant line, arguing that his predecessors were too soft in responding to the threat. But Mr. Trump and his national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, have argued that there is a viable military alternative. Whether intended or not, the diverging messages between Mr. Trump and Mr.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2018 01:46 UTC