South Korea Government Concerned US Will Strike a “Small Deal” with North Korea
It looks like the Moon administration is not happy that the Trump administration is focusing on getting rid of North Korea’s ICBM program:
According to a high-level Blue House official, the South Korean government is worried about the possibility that Washington may strike a “small deal” with Pyongyang late this month due to pressure at home to return with a tangible result.
Joong Ang Ilbo
In such a small deal, the United States would focus on wiping out the North’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which can reach as far as the U.S mainland, instead of tackling the entire ballistic missile and nuclear program, including short- and mid-ranged missiles that threaten South Korea and Japan.
Amid looming fears here that the Trump administration was opting for a small deal, Blue House spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said Sunday in a press briefing that Biegun told Moon’s national security advisor, Chung Eui-yong, “We are on the same page,” while describing his latest trip to Pyongyang on Saturday.
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