U.S.-North Korea Stalemate Threatens Nuclear Disarmament Deal
Jonathan Cheng and Andrew Jeong | Wall Street Journal
Nearly three months after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands with President Trump and agreed to pursue denuclearization and a reset in relations, the two sides have reached an impasse over who should make the next concession in talks aimed at implementing their accord.
North Korea Preparing Toned-Down Military Parade: Analysts
Josh Smith | Reuters
Satellite imagery shows North Korea is poised to stage another military parade amid new worries that diplomatic efforts on denuclearization are stalling, though analysts say it is unclear whether it will showcase any of the country’s largest ballistic missiles.
South Korea Pushes to Revive Nuclear Talks in Pyongyang Trip
Youkyung Lee | Bloomberg
South Korean envoys will seek to revive nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea in a high-stakes mission to Pyongyang, as President Donald Trump expresses growing frustration with negotiations two months after he met Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Japan Goes Big on Missile Defense, Aircraft: China Blames Trump For Tensions
Paul McLeary | Breaking Defense
Japan’s Ministry of Defense wants to increase its defense budget for the seventh year in a row, hitting a record $48 billion for the fiscal year starting April 1. If approved, it could mean big new contracts for American defense firms.
Extended Screening Pushes Back MOX Fuel Plant Construction For 3rd Time
Mainichi
Construction of the world’s first commercial reactor to operate solely on plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel in northeastern Japan will be pushed back for the third time due to prolonged safety checks, its constructor said Tuesday.
Northrop Grumman Gets a Start on Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites
Daniel Cebul | C4ISRNET
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth as much as $47 million for an analysis of system and payload requirements for a new missile warning satellite system in polar orbit.