North Korean soldiers photograph Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, in March as he visits the Joint Security Area inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Harp/ Army)
The Diplomat: North Korea Remains in Compliance With Military Agreement: South Korean Defense Minister
Recent ballistic missile launches have not altered Seoul’s interpretation of Pyongyang’s compliance with a military agreement.
Speaking in Singapore during the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual conference on defense issues, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo offered an assessment of North Korea’s May 2019 tests of multiple short-range ballistic missiles.
Asked by The Diplomat whether the missile tests had violated the September 19, 2018, inter-Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement, Jeong ruled out any concern, saying that “the North Koreans are in fact acting within the boundaries of the CMA.”
Jeong noted that South Korea was continuing its analysis of the missiles that North Korea launched, observing that they resembled the Russian-made Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile.
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WNU Editor: I guess this explains why President Trump was unconcerned about this last month .... Trump says he's not 'personally bothered' by North Korea missile tests (CNN).
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"not bothered" = "nothing I can do about it so therefore I am not bothered and please forget all my enthusiastic comments that sliped out way back then when I might have appeared to be bothered." "Now watch this drive."
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