US President Donald Trump has lashed out at critics of his diplomatic efforts with North Korea claiming he is responsible for averting war, despite reports that Pyongyang has increased nuclear production since their agreement to denuclearise.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at critics of his diplomatic efforts with North Korea claiming he is responsible for averting war, despite reports that Pyongyang has increased nuclear production since their agreement to denuclearise.
Trump took to Twitter to claim Tuesday that talks with North Korea were progressing “well,” citing the lack of weapons tests as a sign of the talk’s success.
“Many good conversations with North Korea-it is going well!” he tweeted. “In the meantime, no Rocket Launches or Nuclear Testing in 8 months.
“All of Asia is thrilled. Only the Opposition Party, which includes the Fake News, is complaining. If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!”
His remarks come three days after US intelligence agencies told NBC they believe North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months. They also claim North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may try to hide those facilities as he seeks more concessions in nuclear talks with the Trump administration.
The contact between the two former enemies follows on from a vague agreement reached following the historic Singapore summit in June.
Central to the agreement was a commitment to “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula.
