Gen. Robert Abrams looks to the dais as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. On that day, Gen. Abrams was nominated to take command of U.S. and allied forces in South Korea. He said the decision to cancel several major military exercises on the Korean peninsula this year caused a slight degradation in the readiness of American forces. Yonhap
The Guardian: US commander says 'little to no change' in North Korea's military ability
General tells Senate committee US and allies still at risk and regime’s military training continues unchecked.
The commander of US forces in South Korea has said he has seen “little to no verifiable change” in North Korea’s military capabilities, just weeks away from a second summit between Donald Trump and regime leader Kim Jong-un.
General Robert Abrams, the new head of US Forces Korea, said last year’s summit between the two leaders had helped reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula, but had not led to substantive changes.
Trump and Kim met in June last year in a bid to resolve tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, and the two signed off on a vaguely-worded document in which Kim pledged to work towards “the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”.
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Update #1: Gen. Abrams: North Korea has not changed its military posture as Trump-Kim meeting nears (Stars and Stripes)
Update #2: US commander warns of 'little to no verifiable change' in North Korea's military capabilities (CNN)
WNU Editor: Nothing is going to change until a number of steps are first taken. What are those steps (to name just a few). The formal end of the Korean war. A timetable for the removal of sanctions and denuclearization. The exchange of diplomats and a period of reconciliation.
