China opposes the predominance of geopolitical interests over the principles of nuclear nonproliferation, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.
sam, what do you make of where we are after this historic photo-op? well, north korea is certainly acting like a normalized nuclear power. we think back to when obama left office and north korea was a pariah state. their nuclear program was a focus of sanctions and the focus of a lot of attention with respect to denuclearization and trying to get them to give up the weapons. by taking 20 small steps into north korea, president trump really took a giant leap backward when it comes to a nonproliferation agenda. he has solidified north korea as a normalized nuclear state. and he has moved the goalpost on the goal that he set for north korea which was denuclearization. we are at a point now where in the short term, security is better. missiles aren t flying and nuclear tests aren t happening. but when north korea takes a step back and thinks about whether it has to denuclearize
the age of expectations. and sam vinograd is now the national security analyst. sam, what do you make of where we were after this historic photo-op? well, north korea is certainly acting like a normalized nuclear power. we think back to when obama left office and north korea their nuclear program was a focus of sanctions and the focus of a lot of attention with respect to denuclearization and trying to get them to give up the weapons. by taking 20 small steps into north korea, president trump really took a giant leap backward when it comes to a nonproliferation agenda. he has solidified north korea as a normalized nuclear state. and he has moved the goalpost on the goal that he set for north korea which was denuclearization. we are at a point now where in the short term, security is better. missiles aren t flying and
kim jong-un and stepping onto north korean soil. the first sitting u.s. president ever to do so. that brings us to your weekend presidential brief. a segment where we highlight the most pressing national security issues the president will face when he wakes up tomorrow. with us now, cnn national security analyst sam vinograd. she helped prepare the presidential daily brief for president obama. so president trump did make history by meeting kim at the dmz. walking into north korea. is this a net positive from a security perspective? well, ana, it depends if we re playing the long game or short game. president trump cross add line in north korea. i m not just talking about the military demarcation one. by stepping into north korea, he cemented north korea s status as a normalized nuclear power. from a long-term perspective that has adverse implications for a nonproliferation agenda. other countries may look at kim s example and think there s great benefit in following in his now nuclea