Kim Jong-un’s talks with Seoul drown out Trump bluster
2018-01-04 09:24:16 source：The Times
January 4, 2018
An emerging détente between North and South Korea complicated US efforts to isolate Pyongyang yesterday, even as President Trump taunted Kim Jong-un over the size of his nuclear arsenal, saying that his own “nuclear button” was “much bigger and more powerful”.
Mr Trump’s remarks provoked alarm among the Democrats, who urged the Republicans to join them in passing a measure requiring him to obtain approval from Congress before launching a nuclear first strike on North Korea in the absence of an immediate threat.
Pyongyang yesterday reinstated a hotline with South Korea after two years, a move that signalled improved relations that may test the South’s alliance with the US.
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