{"id":59955,"date":"2020-10-23T02:39:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T02:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/23\/trump-biden-trade-barbs-over-north-koreas-nukes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:23:14","slug":"trump-biden-trade-barbs-over-north-koreas-nukes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/10\/23\/trump-biden-trade-barbs-over-north-koreas-nukes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Biden trade barbs over North Korea\u2019s nukes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 In the final presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle, former Vice President Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump over his chummy relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2020\/10\/12\/see-the-new-weapons-unveiled-at-north-koreas-military-parade\/\" target=_blank>unveiled<\/a> a new, larger intercontinental ballistic missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump noted that Biden and President Barack Obama had not curtailed Kim\u2019s nuclear ambitions, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/01\/politics\/fact-check-obama-never-begged-to-meet-with-kim-jong-un\/index.html\" target=_blank>falsely<\/a> claimed that Obama had tried and failed to secure a meeting with Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a different kind of relationship. We have a very good relationship, and there\u2019s no war,\u201d Trump said of himself and Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden shot back: \u201cWe had a good relationship with Hitler before he, in fact, invaded the rest of Europe. The reason [Kim] wouldn\u2019t meet with President Obama is because [Obama] said we\u2019re going to talk about denuclearization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden said he would only consent to meet if Kim agreed to draw down his nuclear capacity, and that Biden would maintain pressure on China, which has leverage over the Kim regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2020\/09\/03\/north-korea-waiting-for-us-elections-to-resume-talks-south-korean-ambassador-says\/\" 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\/AP20189023747068.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\">North Korea waiting for US elections to resume talks, South Korean ambassador says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korea is likely waiting until after the U.S. elections to resume negotiations with Washington over its nuclear arsenal, says the South Korean ambassador to the U.S.<\/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\">\u201cWhat has he done?\u201d Biden said of Trump. \u201cHe\u2019s legitimized North Korea, he\u2019s talked about his good buddy, who\u2019s a thug, a thug. And he talks about how we\u2019re better off, and they have much more capable missiles, able to reach U.S. territory much more easily than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange occurred days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/21\/growing-north-korean-nuclear-threat-awaits-us-election-winner\/\" target=_blank>Kim rolled out a new ICMB<\/a> during a nighttime parade in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea is continuing to produce nuclear material, according to a Congressional Research Service report. In addition, between May 2019 and late March 2020, North Korea conducted multiple short-range ballistic missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council prohibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1273\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg\" alt=\"This image made from video broadcast by North Korea's KRT, shows a military parade with what appears to be possible new intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Oct. 10, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-100659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg?resize=768,489 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg?resize=1024,652 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20284453820065.jpg_ba350e.jpg?resize=1536,978 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image made from video broadcast by North Korea&#8217;s KRT, shows a military parade with what appears to be possible new intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Oct. 10, 2020. (KRT via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple diplomatic initiatives during both Democratic and Republican administrations have failed to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump dared to be different, opting for in-person meetings with Kim in Singapore, Hanoi and the Demilitarized Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite the summits and exchanges of what Trump called \u201clove\u201d letters, his administration has been unable to get traction on denuclearizing North Korea. The last known working group meeting was last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus pandemic<\/a> dominated the debate, and Trump said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/07\/trump-says-the-military-could-distribute-experimental-virus-treatment-he-hails-for-his-recovery\/\" target=_blank>the military would distribute an eventual vaccine<\/a>, highlighting the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/05\/18\/army-4-star-will-co-lead-manhattan-project-style-effort-to-create-and-distribute-covid-19-vaccine\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Gustave Perna<\/a>, the former head of U.S. Army Materiel Command, as chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about reports of Russia and Iran have sought to influence the U.S. election, Biden accused China as well and vowed to ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/federal-oversight\/doj-fbi\/2020\/10\/22\/us-officials-link-iran-to-emails-meant-to-intimidate-voters\/\" target=_blank>any country interfering in the U.S. election<\/a> would \u201cpay a price, if I\u2019m elected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Biden questioned why Trump hadn\u2019t confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said nobody had been tougher on Russia than himself \u2015 touting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/23\/for-first-time-ukraine-showcases-its-american-made-javelin-missiles\/\" target=_blank>U.S. sales of Javelin anti-tank weapons<\/a> and <a 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