Are Peace Talks With North Korea Still Progressing?

President Donald Trump sits next to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018.Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Newsweek: Donald Trump and North Korea's Peace Talks Are Working, Even With 'New' Missile Sites, Experts Say

President Donald Trump's ongoing attempts to secure the denuclearization of North Korea in exchange for peace have progressed in spite of reports of new missile sites that experts argue were likely already known to the U.S. government and analysts.

CNN published on Wednesday images and excerpts of a report by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey observing ongoing activity the Yeongjeo-dong missile base located near North Korea's border with China, as well as what it described as a previously undisclosed site seven miles away. The findings assessed that Yeongjeo-dong "remains active" and that "North Korea has significantly expanded a nearby facility that appears to be another missile base."

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WNU Editor: No one is going to change their military posture/programs/exercises/etc. in the short term. To put it bluntly, the entire Korean peace process is going to take years and many confidence building measures. As for this moment in time, I believe the North Korean regime is serious on following a path of reform and modernization, and in this context I do not see any reason why these talks should be limited or even terminated because North Korea is still maintaining their missile sites and other bases.