TRUMP FAILURE - Post North Korean Summit

North Korea is not about to give up its ONLY hold-card in negations.  North Korean Nuclear Weapons was the only reason for the summit in the first place.

Also, when in comes to rockets, the only difference is the payload.  A satellite payload has different consequence than a nuclear weapon payload.

"After failed summit, what’s next for U.S. policy on North Korea" PBS NewsHour 3/8/2019

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SUMMARY:  A little over a week after the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un ended early and without a deal, North Korea watchers have published satellite imagery indicating that a dismantled rocket launch facility is now being reassembled.  What does this development mean for U.S. strategy on denuclearization?  Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.