Gen. John Hyten
Breaking Defense: North Korean Denuclearization Potentially Moving In ‘Positive Direction’: Gen. Hyten
"Things are moving (in) a positive direction," Gen. Hyten said of North Korean, while Russia's new 2-megaton underwater drone "does not change" the strategic balance.
OMAHA: Gen. John Hyten, the man who might wage nuclear war should North Korea strike, says the prospects for “the potential denuclearization” of North Korea are moving “in a positive direction” since the Singapore summit.
“From my perspective, the belief in a potential denuclearization of North Korea has changed,” Hyten told me at a press roundtable during Strategic Command’s annual deterrence conference. “The direction that things are moving is a positive direction. I don’t think anyone can deny that.”
That is a stark contrast to what we heard last year ago from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who said Kim Jong-un “does not intend to negotiate those (nuclear) capabilities away at any price.”
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WNU Editor: General Hyten is probably right, but the North Koreans are getting impatient .... North Korea urges US to drop sanctions as it accuses Washington of 'acting opposite' to Singapore pledges (The Telegraph). The North Koreans also want another summit .... North Korea hopeful for 2nd Trump-Kim Summit: source (CNN).
Update: Details on how Russia evaded North Korean sanctions are now leaking out .... Report: Russia Set Up Clandestine Network For N. Korea Oil Shipments (VOA).
