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Business Insider: North Korea is derailing peace talks with a letter that threatens more missile tests and nuclear 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 "to meet (North Korean) expectations in terms of taking a step forward to sign a peace treaty," CNN reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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