The North Korean regime’s activities are “inconsistent with denuclearization,” Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, according to The Hill.
Abrams’ testimony was his first since President Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended without any type of agreement one month ago.
Trump has placed the emphasis on the fact that Pyongyang has not conducted nuclear and missile tests, but regional experts have said that does not mean the country is not advancing its weapons program, and recent reports say North Korea continues to produce and deploy nuclear-armed missiles.
Despite Trump’s diplomatic efforts, Abrams reiterated what he told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February that there has been “little to no verifiable change” in Pyongyang’s military capabilities.
The comments by Abrams were similar to what National Intelligence Director Dan Coats told a Senate committee last month.
Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of Defense in charge of Asia policy, also backed up what Abrams said, telling the committee Wednesday that “we have not seen any progress to speak of” in connection to denuclearization.
Abrams, however, did credit diplomacy for a transformation over the past 14 months from an atmosphere of “provocation to détente," stressing that there has been “a significant reduction in tension compared to the recent past marked by missile launches and nuclear tests."
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