Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Rumors of War

North Korea threatens to pull out of U.S. summit; cancels talks with South - UPI.com
UPI reports: "North Korea said Wednesday it is canceling high-level talks with South Korea and threatened to pull out of a summit with the United States over the allies' ongoing military exercises. The North's Korean Central News Agency said the Max Thunder drills between the South Korean and U.S. air forces are a rehearsal for invasion of the North and a provocation amid warming inter-Korean ties. It also called into question whether next month's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump can go ahead as planned."

Comment: I suspect this is just posturing, a transparent attempt to gain leverage for a country without many cards to play.

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