North Korea is derailing peace talks with a letter that threatens more missile tests and nuclear activities

19:17 - 28 August 2018

President Trump canceled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to North Korea after the Kim regime sent a "belligerent" letter warning that talks are in jeopardy and that the North may resume "nuclear and missile activities."

President Donald Trump canceled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to North Korea after the latter sent a "belligerent" letter to the administration warning that talks are in jeopardy and that the North may resume "nuclear and missile activities."
The US is frustrated by North Korea's failure to move forward on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and North Korea is irritated by Washington's unwillingness to sign a peace treaty ending the Korean War.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis left the door open Tuesday for the possible resumption of joint war games with South Korea, stressing that there are currently no new plans to suspend additional drills beyond the large exercises canceled this year.

North Korea warned the US in a recent letter that talks are "again at stake and may fall apart," adding that it may resume "nuclear and missile activities" if its demands are not met.

President Donald Trump unexpectedly canceled what was expected to be Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fourth trip to Pyongyang last Friday due to insufficient progress on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The decision was preceded by a "belligerent" letter that criticized his administration for failing "

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The receipt of the letter, which was sent by the former head of North Korea's spy agency, Kim Yong Chol, occurred just hours after Pompeo's trip was first announced last week, The Washington Post reported Monday. "

Over the past few weeks, North Korean media has railed against US attitudes and actions, especially the sanctions that continue to hobble North Korea's limited economy.

Speaking to the press at the Pentagon Tuesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis refused to suggest that North Korea is acting in bad faith, but he left the door open to the possibility of restarting war games should North Korea's behavior warrant such a step.