The failure of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at last week’s summit to reach an agreement on denuclearization and steps to build a “lasting and stable peace regime” between the two Koreas, as called for in last June’s Singapore Summit declaration, heightens the importance of North and South Korea making further progress in their efforts to create a comprehensive peace and security regime on the Korean Peninsula. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has sought to slow down this initiative, so it would not get in front of stalled US-DPRK denuclearization negotiations. With the prospect that these negotiations could be on a slow track for some time, the two Koreas, with the support of the US, should shift to a higher gear in their discussions on confidence building measures (CBMs) and launch a dialogue on conventional force reductions to further reduce the risk of war....
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President Eisenhower caused this problem when placing nuclear missiles in South Korea; and now that they were removed quite some time later, The North Koreans harbor the same defenses. The only difference is that US missiles are carried on US Navy ships. North Korea will not easily back down to this situation. In order to continue diplomatic relations in a successful way, I agree with the method that the North Koreans have suggested in an effort to maintain diplomatic relations with the United States. I do not believe that North Korea will ever completely disarm myself, and due to this, it is important to continue to build on a foundation of International Trust. Going forward, it is my opinion that it would be very wrong to start new military training drills with South Korea if the White House wants to continue diplomatic relations with North Korea in a valuable way.
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