Trump Eyes Year-End Kim Summit as North Korea Holds 50-70 Nuclear Weapons

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23

Trump said this week he expects to meet Kim Jong Un before year-end, with the White House saying the leaders will meet "at the appropriate time" but giving no date or venue.
50-70 North Korean nuclear weapons and multiple delivery systems leave little chance of a disarmament deal, pushing Trump toward narrower goals such as missile-test limits, a crisis hotline and a freeze on further growth.
About 10 short-range ballistic missiles were launched by Pyongyang after Trump reduced joint U.S.-South Korea exercises, a move advisers said echoed his first-term opening to Kim but was dismissed by North Korea as insufficient.
Russia has strengthened Kim's hand since 2018 by providing political cover and potential economic and military support, while sanctions relief, force-posture changes and a peace declaration remain among Washington's few bargaining chips.
Iran's parallel nuclear standoff adds urgency, but any renewed diplomacy would also strain U.S.-South Korea coordination, especially if talks touch troop levels or military exercises.