MICHAEL COHEN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The news that President Donald Trump walked away from negotiations with North Korea early and empty-handed led many experts and lawmakers to heave sighs of relief, even as the summit’s abrupt finale raises questions about where things go from here. Many had worried that the President, eager to score a […]
Category: Nuclear
2/27/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All false reporting (guessing) on my intentions with respect to North Korea. Kim Jong Un and I will try very hard to work something out on Denuclearization & then making North Korea an Economic Powerhouse. I believe that China, Russia, Japan & South Korea will be very helpful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/27/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Hanoi summit with Kim Jong Un, meant to demonstrate his diplomatic gamble with North Korea is working, instead ended with no joint agreement after Kim insisted all US sanctions be lifted on his country. That was a bridge too far for the US President, who said Kim offered […]
2/26/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Trump arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday [2-26-19] to discuss denuclearization with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, capping off months of threats and weapons tests, recriminations and rapprochements. As the men prepared to meet for the second time in eight months, their avowed goal of achieving a lasting peace […]
2/26/2019
MICHAEL COHEN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will have just wrapped up the first day of his summit meeting in Vietnam with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, when back home in Washington, Michael D. Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer, takes the stand on Wednesday morning to testify publicly against him before the House […]
2/26/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “When he vowed to ‘solve’ the North Korea problem just before his inauguration two years ago, President Trump made clear he meant eliminating its nuclear arsenal. But on the eve of a second meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, the president sounds prepared to accept much less, at least […]
2/26/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “Vietnam is thriving like few places on earth. North Korea would be the same, and very quickly, if it would denuclearize. The potential is AWESOME, a great opportunity, like almost none other in history, for my friend Kim Jong Un. We will know fairly soon – Very Interesting!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/25/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “Meeting for breakfast with our Nation’s Governors – then off to Vietnam for a very important Summit with Kim Jong Un. With complete Denuclearization, North Korea will rapidly become an Economic Powerhouse. Without it, just more of the same. Chairman Kim will make a wise decision!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 25, […]
2/24/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chairman Kim realizes, perhaps better than anyone else, that without nuclear weapons, his country could fast become one of the great economic powers anywhere in the World. Because of its location and people (and him), it has more potential for rapid growth than any other nation!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 24, […]
2/24/2019
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Xi of China has been very helpful in his support of my meeting with Kim Jong Un. The last thing China wants are large scale nuclear weapons right next door. Sanctions placed on the border by China and Russia have been very helpful. Great relationship with Chairman Kim!” –Donald Trump, […]
2/22/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If there is anyone keeping his fingers crossed for President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, to agree on how to denuclearize the North when they meet in Vietnam this month, it is President Moon Jae-in of South Korea. With no quick fix available for South Korea’s stubborn economic […]
2/21/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump hopes to move beyond pleasantries next week in his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials said on Thursday, describing the follow-up talks as more intensive than an inaugural round last year in Singapore. Even as he looks to convince Kim to abandon his nuclear […]
2/19/2019
MIDDLE EAST/NUCLEAR/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Trump administration officials advocated for a plan to build dozens of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia despite warnings that the move could pose ethical concerns and violate federal law, according to a report released by House Democrats. The 24-page report was compiled for the House Committee on Oversight […]
2/19/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “A week before another high-profile summit with Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump said Tuesday [2-19-19] he’s in ‘no rush’ to have North Korea denuclearize – as long it continues to hold off on testing of nuclear weapons and missiles…Trump flies next week to Hanoi, Vietnam, for two days of meetings […]
2/19/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [2-19-19] that there was ‘no rush’ to denuclearize North Korea, whose leader, Kim Jong Un, he’s meeting next week…The president is meeting with Kim in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27 and 28. The two leaders, who had their first meeting in Singapore in June, agreed to […]
2/19/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/NUCLEAR/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Trump administration officials have pushed to build nuclear power plants throughout Saudi Arabia over the vigorous objections of White House lawyers who question the legality of the plan and the ethics of a venture that could enrich Trump allies, according to a new report by House Democrats released […]
2/8/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Donald Trump said Friday [2-8-19] that he will hold his second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Hanoi and predicted that the authoritarian country would someday become ‘a great Economic Powerhouse’ under Kim’s leadership. In a pair of tweets, Trump praised Kim and said his representatives had just […]
2/8/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 27 and 28…Two Vietnamese cities — Hanoi and Da Nang — emerged as top contenders for the summit’s location, according to a source familiar with the summit’s planning. The […]
2/8/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will get together with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, this month in Hanoi, choosing the capital of a communist nation for a high-stakes summit meeting intended to eliminate a potential nuclear threat, the White House said on Friday [2-8-19]…Mr. Trump revealed in his State of the Union […]
2/6/2019
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Donald Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, the latest sign of thawing tensions between two leaders who had publicly traded insults and threats of military confrontation. Trump announced the meeting Tuesday [2-5-19] night during the State of the Union […]
2/6/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior American negotiator arrived in North Korea on Wednesday [2-5-19] to sort out crucial details for a nuclear summit meeting in Vietnam between President Trump and the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, with only three weeks to go before the talks take place. Stephen Biegun, the Trump administration’s special representative for […]
2/5/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [2-5-19] night revealed that he plans to meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un for a two-day summit in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, as he also boasted about averting a deadly standoff with the rogue nation…The statement confirmed POLITICO’s report earlier on Tuesday that […]
2/5/2019
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “North Korea is moving its nuclear and ballistic weapons to hide them from potential US military strikes, according to a UN Security Council diplomat citing a confidential UN report. The North Korean nuclear and missile program remains intact and shows no change in North Korea’s behavior, says the bi-annual report, even […]
2/4/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. special envoy for North Korea met with South Korea’s national security adviser on Monday [2-4-19] to discuss a planned second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Seoul’s presidential office said. Stephen Biegun explained to Chung Eui-yong Washington’s stance toward North Korea ahead of […]
2/1/2019
EU/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday [2-1-19] that the US is suspending the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a key pact with Russia that has been a centerpiece of European security since the Cold War…The long-expected suspension, which has raised concerns about a renewed arms race with Moscow and put European […]
1/30/2019
CONGRESS/INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump lashed out at his intelligence chiefs on Wednesday [1-10-19] after they told Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. ‘Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!’ Trump tweeted. Democratic lawmakers serving on Congress’ intelligence committees accused […]
1/29/2019
DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “A new American intelligence assessment of global threats concluded that North Korea is ‘unlikely to give up’ all of its nuclear stockpiles and that Iran is not ‘currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activity’ needed to make a bomb. Their conclusions challenged President Trump’s assertions on both countries. • As Senator […]
1/24/2019
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…back home where they belong, no more Rockets or M’s being fired over Japan or anywhere else and, most importantly, no Nuclear Testing. This is more than has ever been accomplished with North Korea, and the Fake News knows it. I expect another good meeting soon, much potential!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/23/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House confirmed Wednesday [1-23-19] that President Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Press secretary Sarah Sanders, in a short statement to reporters, said, ‘The President responded to Chairman Kim’s letter.’ Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s lead negotiator on nuclear talks, visited Washington last […]
1/18/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February, the White House said Friday [1-18-19], the latest effort to jump-start stalled nuclear negotiations with the Asian country. The announcement, which did not give a location for the summit, comes as Trump faces […]
1/18/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will meet with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in late February, the White House announced on Friday [1-18-19], renewing a high-level diplomatic dialogue that has eased tensions with a rogue nuclear state but has shown no progress in eliminating its nuclear arsenal. A White House official said the date […]
1/17/2019
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has not taken ‘concrete steps’ to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, Vice President Mike Pence told a group of U.S. diplomats on Wednesday [1-16-19]. Speaking to about 180 U.S. ambassadors at a conference in the State Department, Pence said Pyongyang has not yet begun to fulfill its pledge […]
1/17/2019
CHINA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump vowed on Thursday [1-17-19] to reinvigorate and reinvent American missile defenses in a speech that recalled Cold War-era visions of nuclear adversaries — though he never once mentioned Russia or China, the two great-power threats to the United States. While the president infused the new missile efforts with his ambitions […]
1/1/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Kim Jong Un says North Korea will not make or test nuclear weapons, or give them to others – & he is ready to meet President Trump anytime.’ PBS News Hour. I also look forward to meeting with Chairman Kim who realizes so well that North Korea possesses great economic potential!” […]
12/24/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of the sympathizers out there of Brett McGurk remember, he was the Obama appointee who was responsible for loading up airplanes with 1.8 Billion Dollars in CASH & sending it to Iran as part of the horrific Iran Nuclear Deal (now terminated) approved by Little Bob Corker.” –Donald Trump, […]
12/23/2018
ENDORSEMENT/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..Bob Corker was responsible for giving us the horrible Iran Nuclear Deal, which I ended, yet he badmouths me for wanting to bring our young people safely back home. Bob wanted to run and asked for my endorsement. I said NO and the game was over. #MAGA I LOVE TENNESSEE!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/21/2018
LEGISLATION/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to sign into law H.R. 7213, the ‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018.’ The Act redesignates the @DHSgov Domestic Nuclear Detection Office as the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. Read more: https://t.co/XCkyc8pGZF https://t.co/TTvGxBww5n“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 2:56 pm […]
12/4/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday [12-4-18] that the US will stop adhering to a decades-old nuclear treaty in 60 days unless Russia returns to compliance with the agreement…Pompeo said Russia’s violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty undermine American national security and as such, the US should not be […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] said he would discuss military developments with his counterparts from China and Russia in the future, in the hopes of ending what he described as an arms race with the countries…Trump did not provide further details. He signed a $716 billion defense policy bill in […]
12/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to hold a second summit meeting early next year with Kim Jong-un, even though North Korea has failed to follow through with promises to start dismantling its nuclear weapons program, John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said on Tuesday…Mr. Bolton was referring to a pledge that the […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/G20/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] expressed hope that he and the presidents of China and Russia might jointly agree to scale back defense spending, writing on Twitter that he was ‘certain’ that such talks would take place and saying the amount of money the U.S. spends on defense is ‘crazy’…Trump’s tweet […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start talking about a meaningful halt to what has become a major and uncontrollable Arms Race. The U.S. spent 716 Billion Dollars this year. Crazy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2018 […]
11/23/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats preparing to take over the House are aiming to roll back what they see as President Donald Trump’s overly aggressive nuclear strategy. Their goals include eliminating money for Trump’s planned expansion of the U.S. atomic arsenal, including a new long-range ballistic missile and development of a smaller, battlefield nuclear […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly talked with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Thursday [11-15-18] about issues that will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin said he and Pence spoke on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore, discussing arms […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will focus on creating a ‘verifiable plan’ for North Korea’s denuclearization, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18], but an accounting of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and testing sites will not be a prerequisite for the meeting. […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18] that the US will not require North Korea to provide a full list of its nuclear and missile sites before President Donald Trump meets with dictator Kim Jong Un for a second summit slated for early next year. Washington and Pyongyang have been […]
11/13/2018
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The existence of more than a dozen supposedly secret North Korean missile bases should come as a surprise to nobody — certainly not the United States or South Korea. Both have access to military intelligence that far exceeds what is available in the private sector. If anything, the latest findings […]
11/8/2018
NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Alarmed at what they see as disintegrating curbs on nuclear weapons, a bipartisan array of American nonproliferation experts has urged President Trump to salvage a Cold War-era treaty with Russia that he has vowed to scrap. In letters sent to the White House this week that were seen by The New York […]
10/31/2018
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/NATO/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a major nuclear arms control agreement with Russia is emblematic of his approach to foreign affairs. He announced the move without consulting NATO allies, many of whom helped secure the treaty three decades ago and will be threatened by its demise. And like much […]
10/24/2018
NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Kremlin said on Wednesday [10-24-18] that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to develop new ballistic missiles after the United States quits a landmark arms control pact were extremely dangerous. Trump, talking about Washington’s intention to leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, has said that the United States will develop new intermediate-range […]
10/22/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “BOLTON IN RUSSIA AFTER TRUMP ANNOUNCES INF WITHDRAWAL: White House national security adviser John Bolton is in Moscow this week after President Donald Trump’s declaration the U.S. plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The treaty, signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, eliminated […]
10/22/2018
CHINA/EU/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over the past few days the shape of what many in Europe and the United States call a new Cold War has begun to emerge — with threats and nuclear weapons that resemble the old one, punctuated by new dynamics, in part because of the rise of a rich, expanding and nationalist […]
10/19/2018
NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday [10-20-18] that the U.S. would be abandoning a Cold War-era arms treaty, arguing that Russia has defied the terms of the decades-old agreement…Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev brokered the pact in 1987 to halt the proliferation of nuclear and conventional missiles…White House national security adviser John Bolton, […]
10/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In hailing the deal he reached with Kim Jong-un this summer in Singapore, President Trump said it ‘largely solved’ the North Korean nuclear crisis. He has since doubled down on that statement, most recently on Tuesday. ‘People don’t realize the importance of the first meeting,’ he said. ‘I mean, we said, […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes…The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced […]
10/4/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Hanging on a wall in John Bolton’s West Wing office is a memento of his proudest achievement as national security adviser: a framed copy of President Donald Trump’s order to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. Right next to it hangs a cartoon mocking the agreement. Bolton’s choice […]
9/29/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday [9-29-18], declaring at a rally with supporters that ‘we fell in love’ after exchanging letters. Trump and Kim have said they want to work toward denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, […]
9/26/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During a free-wheeling solo press conference that lasted more than an hour Wednesday [9-26-18], President Donald Trump again claimed that former President Barack Obama was close to starting a catastrophic conflict with North Korea, telling reporters that if he ‘wasn’t elected, there would have been a war’ as his predecessor was […]
9/25/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Gone is the shoulder squeezing, the affectionate dandruff-brushing — and French President Emmanuel Macron’s hope that he could use his unlikely friendship with Donald Trump to rein in the American president’s more incendiary instincts. When the two men met Monday [9-24-18] in New York, they shook hands lightly and got down to […]
9/25/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Trump thrust his commitment to an ‘America First’ foreign policy back onto the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday [9-25-18]. But in his second address on this diplomatic stage, he sounded as eager to claim credit for his achievements after 20 months in office, as he was to disrupt […]
9/25/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [9-25-18] that he will not meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week while the two are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, but he nonetheless said the Iranian leader was probably ‘an absolutely lovely man’…Rouhani, in an interview with NBC News that aired […]
9/24/2018
CIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The C.I.A. director said on Monday [9-24-18] that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will not give up his nuclear weapons easily, seeing them as crucial leverage to preserve his government. In rare public remarks, Gina Haspel, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said that North Korea has spent decades […]
9/23/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “When President Trump made his first visit to the United Nations last year, he ridiculed North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as a suicidal ‘rocket man’ and threatened to ‘totally destroy’ his country. He also vowed to rip up the Iran nuclear deal, which he called an ’embarrassment to the United States.’ […]
9/20/2018
DRUGS/NIKKI HALEY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump will call for global action on the world drug problem, lay out his vision of the U.S. role in the world, and urge a halt to the spread of weapons of mass destruction during next week’s gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. Nikki Haley, the […]
9/20/2018
ASIA/EU/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “When President Trump travels to New York on Sunday [9-23-18] for his second visit to the United Nations, he will face tensions with allies in Europe and Asia — but not necessarily of a predictable sort. Administration officials contend that Mr. Trump’s well-documented rift with the Europeans over his withdrawal from […]
9/19/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed developments on Wednesday [9-19-18] at an inter-Korean summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as ‘very exciting’. ‘Kim Jong Un has agreed to allow nuclear inspections, subject to final negotiations, and to permanently dismantle a test site and launch pad in the presence of […]
9/19/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Wednesday’s [9-19-18] summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been ‘tremendous progress’ with North Korea on several fronts including Pyongyang’s denuclearization. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said agreements reached between the […]
9/19/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’North Korea recommits to denuclearization – we’ve come a long way.’ @FoxNews “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 19, 2018 6:43 am […]
9/18/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kim Jong Un has agreed to allow Nuclear inspections, subject to final negotiations, and to permanently dismantle a test site and launch pad in the presence of international experts. In the meantime there will be no Rocket or Nuclear testing. Hero remains to continue being……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2018 […]
9/18/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The South Korean president has become the mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un and is leading the diplomatic efforts to try to get North Korea to disarm. Mr Moon’s trip to Pyongyang on Tuesday [9-18-18], his third meeting with Mr Kim since April, may be his toughest challenge yet. […]
9/18/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Donald Trump sees next week’s main session of the United Nations General Assembly as a chance to condemn Iran for spreading what he’s called ‘chaos and terror’ through the Middle East. But many key U.S. allies will likely use the global forum to present Trump himself as a threat to world […]
9/18/2018
NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A former nuclear launch officer is warning that President Donald Trump’s nuclear weapons strategy is encouraging an arms race that could increase the chances of a catastrophic nuclear war. He argues that the Pentagon should instead adopt a ‘deterrence-only’ approach that phases out land-based missile systems that have served as one leg […]
9/16/2018
INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For seven years, Kim Jong-un has pursued an in-your-face strategy for building his nuclear arsenal: detonating blasts underground and firing missiles into the sky, all to send the message that his country’s nuclear buildup is irreversible. Now he appears to be changing his approach, current and former American intelligence officials say, […]
9/14/2018
IRAN/JOHN KERRY/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted his predecessor John Kerry for ‘unseemly and unprecedented’ behavior after Kerry said he had met Iranian officials since leaving office…During interviews to promote his new book, Kerry told an interviewer that he has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif three or four times since […]
9/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is planning a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday [9-10-18]. Kim requested the meeting in a letter delivered to Trump via the State Department, Sanders said, describing the correspondence as ‘very warm, […]
9/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s national security adviser, John R. Bolton, fleshed out his boss’s ‘America First’ foreign policy on Monday [9-10-18], disparaging an international organization vilified by conservatives and reaffirming a pro-Israel tilt by announcing the closing of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington. But on one of Mr. Trump’s signature […]
9/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…its commitment to denuclearize.’ @FoxNews This is a big and very positive statement from North Korea. Thank you To Chairman Kim. We will both prove everyone wrong! There is nothing like good dialogue from two people that like each other! Much better than before I took office.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has just staged their parade, celebrating 70th anniversary of founding, without the customary display of nuclear missiles. Theme was peace and economic development. ‘Experts believe that North Korea cut out the nuclear missiles to show President Trump……” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 10:21 am […]
9/7/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has received a letter from Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump, according to a State Department official. The official confirmed what Trump had told reporters earlier Friday [-9-7-18], that a letter was handed over at the Korean DMZ on Thursday [9-6-18] and is now […]
9/6/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/ NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Three weeks from now, in New York, President Trump will find himself in the setting he most relishes: seated at the head of a polished table, calling on those seated around him, rewarding those he likes and cutting off those who displease him. It is not a revival of ‘The […]
9/6/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-6-18] thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his declaration of trust in his U.S. counterpart, vowing to continue cooperation on denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula…Kim’s praise for Trump was conveyed through a South Korean delegation that met with Kim in Pyongyang on […]
9/6/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-6-18] welcomed Kim Jong Un’s remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump’s first term in office. ‘Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims ‘unwavering faith in President Trump.’ Thank you […]
9/5/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-5-18] he remained open to the possibility of talks between Washington and Tehran, but said Iran was in turmoil and struggling to survive…In May, Trump withdrew the United States from a 2015 international agreement intended to stall Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and has since reimposed sanctions […]
9/5/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ‘unwavering trust for President Trump’ and wants to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula before the US leader finishes his term, South Korean officials said Thursday [9-6-18]…Chung said Kim told him North Korea ‘was willing to take more active measures toward denuclearization […]
8/28/2018
DEFENSE/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Defense Secretary Jim Mattis opened the door on Tuesday [8-28-18] to restarting large-scale military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, appearing to contradict President Trump, who had labeled the war games costly and ‘provocative’ two months ago in trying to lower tensions with North Korea. Mr. Mattis insisted that the step […]
8/27/2018
MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean state media criticized the United States over the weekend for ‘extremely provocative and dangerous military moves’ in Pacific waters and warned that the diplomacy forged between the two countries’ leaders during their Singapore summit meeting in June could be in jeopardy. The belligerent articles were the first official […]
8/25/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [8-24-18] abruptly called off a trip to North Korea by his secretary of state, citing a lack of progress in nuclear disarmament talks and acknowledging for the first time that his diplomatic overture to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, had run into trouble. Mr. Trump […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-24-18] asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel an upcoming trip to North Korea, saying on Twitter that the United States has not made ‘sufficient progress’ on nuclear talks with the country in what appeared to be his first admission that the discussions […]
8/24/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to go to North Korea, at this time, because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 12:36 pm […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Additionally, because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were (despite the UN Sanctions which are in place)…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 12:36 pm […]
8/24/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization, President Donald Trump nixed plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make what would have been his fourth visit to North Korea Friday, canceling next week’s trip just one day after it was announced by Pompeo…Pompeo had said Thursday [8-23-28] newly […]
8/15/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday [8-15-18] against three organizations and an individual accused of facilitating illicit shipments to North Korea, keeping pressure on the government of Kim Jong-un amid ongoing negotiations over the dismantling of his nuclear program. The companies targeted by the Treasury Department are based in […]
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday [-8-7-18] said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. Bolton, in an interview on Fox News, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
8/6/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will reimpose sanctions against Iran at midnight on Monday [8-6-18], restoring economic penalties that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord and ratcheting up pressure on Tehran while worsening divides with European allies and other world powers. The sanctions are a consequence of President Trump’s decision in May to […]
8/6/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House reimposed sanctions on Iran, targeting the country’s struggling economy as it seeks to pressure Tehran’s leaders to stop supporting Middle East militant groups and end enrichment of uranium, U.S. officials said. While President Trump—whose measures reflect the broadest economic action he has taken against Tehran since saying in May […]
8/6/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top security adviser on Monday [8-6-18] urged Iran to take up an offer of talks with the United States or suffer more pain from economic sanctions, but Iran’s president said Washington needed first to prove it can be trusted. Hours before revived U.S. sanctions were due to kick in, […]
8/3/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said North Korea is ‘of course’ closer to denuclearization, but he acknowledged it will take some time before that happens and said the schedule for divesting the country of its missiles and weapons would be set by Kim Jong Un…But earlier, on his way to […]
8/2/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House said, in the latest public display of diplomacy between the two countries. The content of the letter wasn’t disclosed, but White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday [8-2-18] described the correspondence as the next […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would be willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart without first demanding diplomatic concessions, the latest public overture involving nations he has also condemned and called a threat to American safety and economic security. The remark by Mr. Trump, in response to a question at a White […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [7-30-18] he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, ‘If they want to meet, we’ll meet’…No U.S. president has met with an Iranian […]