President Trump expressed confidence that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would “do nothing to interfere” with the isolated regime’s potential economic progress, as Pyongyang’s state media confirmed a Saturday morning weapons launch that analysts say appeared meant to convey displeasure over stalled nuclear talks. The North’s latest military provocation, its third in recent weeks, tested long-range rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons, an exercise meant to prepare the Kim regime for a “combat readiness posture all...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 05, 2019 05:03 UTC