Balance of Power

North Korea Nuclear Arms Shield Kim From Trump

Kim Jong Un has shown no sign that the US president can entice him to abandon nuclear ambitions.
A new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20 during a military parade in Pyongyang on Oct. 10.Source: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP Photo

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Donald Trump declared in 2018 that North Korea was no longer a nuclear threat. The numbers tell a different story.