{"id":86764,"date":"2019-05-05T11:41:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86764"},"modified":"2019-05-05T11:41:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T15:41:23","slug":"kim-oversees-missile-firing-drills-tells-troops-to-be-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86764","title":{"rendered":"Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis Saturday, May 4, 2019, photo provided on Sunday, May 5, 2019, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, equipped with binoculars, observing tests of different weapons systems, in North Korea. North Korean state media on Sunday said leader Kim observed live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons, a day after South Korea\u2019s military detected the North launching several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP)<\/p>\n

Now THAT’S a disclaimer. Looks like the honeymoon between Kim and Trump is over, with Kim showing his displeasure at failing to negotiate a lightening of economic sanctions levied against North Korea, with no change in his nuclear program. A lesson learned, perhaps. Negations are two way streets, and Trump isn’t about to give without any get. So he’s showing his displeasure by the most visible way possible- missile launches from his east coast sites. <\/p>\n

The US has tried to play down the launch’s significance, with Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State, insisting that the drills did not cross international boundaries and posed no threat to the US, Japan or South Korea. He stated, “\u201cWe still believe there is an opportunity for a negotiated outcome where we will get a verifiable denuclearisation. Chairman Kim has not been able to get what he wants, but hopefully we can get him round the negotiating table.\u201d <\/p>\n

South Korea has a different perspective.<\/p>\n

South Korea said it\u2019s \u201cvery concerned\u201d about North Korea\u2019s weapons launches, calling them a violation of the agreements to reduce animosities between the countries. The statement, issued after an emergency meeting Saturday of top officials at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, also urged North Korea to stop committing acts that would raise military tensions and join efforts to resume nuclear diplomacy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I believe it’s Trumps move, now. Read the entire article here: AP News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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