{"id":65970,"date":"2018-07-09T22:17:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T22:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/09\/trump-says-hes-still-confident-north-koreas-kim-will-denuclearize\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:32:22","slug":"trump-says-hes-still-confident-north-koreas-kim-will-denuclearize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/09\/trump-says-hes-still-confident-north-koreas-kim-will-denuclearize\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he\u2019s still confident North Korea\u2019s Kim will denuclearize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday that North Korea\u2019s leader would \u201chonor\u201d his commitment to denuclearize, despite Pyongyang\u2019s accusation that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/08\/after-talks-north-korea-accuses-us-of-gangster-like-demands\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> the U.S. is making \u201cgangster-like\u201d demands<\/a> in negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Trump\u2019s first public response since North Korea gave a harsh send-off to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he visited the authoritarian nation last week amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/21\/kim-leaves-china-as-south-korea-urges-concrete-plan-on-nukes\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">growing skepticism that the North intends to give up its nukes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/03\/doubts-on-north-korean-denuclearization-shadow-pompeo-visit\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18183351726743.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Doubts on North Korean denuclearization shadow Pompeo visit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Three weeks after the U.S.-North Korea summit and ahead of an impending trip to North Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a leaked U.S. intelligence report and an analysis of satellite data suggest the North may be continuing its nuclear and missile activities despite a pledge to denuclearize.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pompeo was seeking progress on the joint statement issued by Trump and Kim at their historic summit in Singapore in June. Pompeo characterized his talks with North Korean officials as productive, but the North\u2019s foreign ministry blasted the discussions, saying the visit \u2014 the third by the top U.S. diplomat since April \u2014 had been \u201cregrettable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump responded to that setback with a tweet: \u201cI have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &amp;, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea. China, on the other hand, may be exerting negative pressure on a deal because of our posture on Chinese Trade-Hope Not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18188359976535.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18188359976535.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18188359976535.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18188359976535.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to members of the media following two days of meetings with Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, before boarding his plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, July 7, 2018, to travel to Japan. (Andrew Harnik, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Gallucci, who led the U.S in direct talks with North Korea beginning in mid-1993, said while the two statements contrasted he does not see Pyongyang\u2019s statement as \u201cdevastating in any way\u201d to future talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe statement was to my ear \u2014 in a way \u2014 much more gentle and careful than I have heard from the North Koreans on any number of occasions over two decades,\u201d Gallucci said during a call with reporters organized by 38 North, a well-respected North Korea-watching website and project of the Stimson Center, a U.S. think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and North Korea have actually yet to reach any agreement on the terms under which the North would relinquish its weapons programs, beyond the North\u2019s commitment at the summit \u201cto work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.\u201d Pompeo\u2019s visit last week was intended to begin more detailed negotiations to flesh out the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/22\/road-to-north-koreas-denuclearization-is-littered-with-failure\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18111355411423.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Road to North Korea\u2019s denuclearization is littered with failure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang\u2019s declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s comments on China appeared to reflect concern that U.S. imposition of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports last week could make China less cooperative in pressuring the North over its nuclear and missile programs. China is North Korea\u2019s traditional ally and main trading partner, and is key to maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent reports suggest that despite its commitment to denuclearize, the North has continued to expand infrastructure at nuclear and missile sites. Pompeo has vowed that sanctions would remain until Pyongyang follows through on Kim\u2019s pledge to get rid of his atomic weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/01\/bolton-says-the-us-has-a-plan-to-dismantle-north-koreas-nuclear-program-within-a-year\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18183036284974.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US plans for dismantling North Korea nukes may face resistance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, President Donald Trump\u2019s national security adviser said, although U.S. intelligence reported signs that Pyongyang doesn\u2019t intend to fully give up its arsenal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That clearly remains a point of contention with North Korea. In its statement Saturday, the North envisaged \u201csimultaneous\u201d steps by the two sides and a declaration on ending the 1950-53 Korean War, for which a peace treaty was never signed. It recoiled at what it described as a \u201cunilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pompeo reported that the two sides had substantive discussions on next steps toward denuclearization and have set up working groups to hammer out details of an agreement. He said Monday it was \u201cludicrous\u201d to expect results in a few hours of talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a process. There\u2019s many hours left in negotiations,\u201d Pompeo said in response to a question from a coalition soldier during a visit to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Washington, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the negotiations with North Korea have been a \u201cflop\u201d so far. He said there\u2019s a \u201cdisconnect\u201d between Trump\u2019s rhetoric and what he\u2019s actually achieved to end the nuclear threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Matthew Lee at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and Susannah George in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday that North Korea\u2019s leader would \u201chonor\u201d his commitment to denuclearize, despite Pyongyang\u2019s accusation that the U.S. is making \u201cgangster-like\u201d demands in 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