Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea in his first term. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis brings us more with this report.
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. According to France 24, Trump said he is seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with Kim during his first term.
The announcement comes as estimates of North Korea's nuclear capabilities are being discussed. Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back of South Korea stated that North Korea is generally believed to have around 80 to 120 nuclear warheads, as reported by the Jerusalem Post and Channel News Asia. This estimate differs from Trump's recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.
South Korea's defence minister noted that it is difficult to determine an exact figure for North Korea's nuclear stockpile, and that the estimate of 80 to 120 warheads comes from private research organisations.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Jerusalem Post, Channel News Asia — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
