North Korea has been steadily developing its weapons systems amid a standoff over talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals in return for U.S. sanctions relief
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
North Korea has been steadily developing its weapons systems amid a stand-off over talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals in return for U.S. sanctions relief. The negotiations, initiated between former U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018, have stalled since 2019.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called them "outrageous" and a threat to peace and security in the region. Moon cited nuclear-armed North Korea's "asymmetric capabilities" as a reason for South Korea, which is not a nuclear power, to develop better missiles.
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