U.S. And South Korea Agree To Revise Their Missile Treaty In View Of Recent North Korean Threats

The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July 5 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

CNN: US, South Korea set to revise bilateral missile treaty

(CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Donald Trump have agreed "in principle" to revise a bilateral treaty that limits the weight and range of the South's ballistic missiles.

The move could give South Korea more independence from the United States to react to the threat from North Korea, analysts say.
The two leaders spoke in a phone call Friday.

"President Moon and President Trump reaffirmed their view that it is important to apply maximum sanctions and pressure on North Korea so that it refrains from making provocations and comes out to the dialogue table to peacefully resolve its nuclear issue," presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun said in a written statement.

According to the statement, the two also agreed "in principle on the revision of the missile guidelines."

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Update: U.S., South Korea agree to revise missile treaty in face of North Korean threats (Reuters)

WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that this is not the only thing that is being revised.