Joe Scarborough's remarks came after Kim Jong Un asserted this week that North Korea 'will never' denuclearize.
On Tuesday, North Korea's Kim dismissed the possibility of denuclearization, saying it will"never be" a reality on the Korean peninsula. He argued that his nation will continue to rely on"the powerful nuclear deterrent capable of containing the nuclear threats from the U.S."
Despite Kim's remarks, Trump insisted later in the day that"he likes me, I like him, we get along." The president went on to say that Kim"did sign a contract, he did sign an agreement talking about denuclearization ... I think he's a man of his word."Although Kim and Trump did sign a document in a historic Singapore meeting in June 2018, outlining possible steps toward denuclearization, experts were quick to note that the agreement was not binding.
Professor Robert E. Kelly of Pusan National University in South Korea argued that Trump's Tuesday comments were"a lie."."Kim signed nothing binding regarding nukes or missiles. No Kim ever has." The Kim family has ruled North Korea since the founding of the modern nation in 1948, maintaining firm dictatorial control of the country.
Despite Trump's continued optimism about North Korea, Kim's recent statements and actions are of little surprise to analysts and U.S. intelligence agencies. Last January, former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats asserted that the U.S. intelligence community did not believe North Korea would give up its weapons, regardless of Trump's attempts to negotiate.
"We currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain its WMD [weapons of mass destruction] capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival,"
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