This from the Wall Street Journal on the related issues of NK nukes/missiles and sanctions relief:
- Trump will urge North Korea to act quickly to dismantle its nuclear arsenal
- Trump isn't willing to grant Pyongyang substantial sanctions relief in return for a freeze of its nuclear and missile tests
(Trump administration is wary of making economic and diplomatic concessions upfront for steps to dismantle the North Korean arsenal that would only to be taken later. )
Journal citing an unnamed "senior Trump administration official"
- ".... the U.S. will not be making substantial concessions, such as lifting sanctions, until North Korea has substantially dismantled its nuclear programs"
WSJ journal article is here for more, may be gated: Trump Will Tell Kim Jong Un That Dismantling Nukes Must Precede Economic Benefits
