Kim Jong Un opens defense museum displaying Hwasong-20 missile as Trump raises possible meeting
International AffairsWell-coveredThe Facts
- Kim Jong Un attended the opening of North Korea's Defence Revolution Museum.
- The museum displayed the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile.
- The Hwasong-20 was presented as capable of reaching the United States.
- Kim attended the museum opening with his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Ju Ae.
- Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia in November.
- A display near the Hwasong-20 launcher appeared to depict multiple warheads and global missile ranges.
- North Korea did not disclose the museum's location.
Context
What is the Hwasong-20?
It is an intercontinental ballistic missile displayed at the Defence Revolution Museum and presented as capable of reaching the United States. Reuters NBC News
What did Trump say about meeting Kim?
Trump said he might meet Kim during his planned Asia trip, when he is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in mid-November. Reuters Independent
Where Left and Right agree
Left and right largely agree on this one.
- What both sides accept
- Facing a missile framed as capable of reaching the U.S., both reads favor pursuing the November Trump-Kim meeting over escalation.
- Where Left and Right differ in emphasis
- The left and the right both favor talks over force on the missile — they part on why it's urgent.
How left and right read it
Left says
Every year without talks is a year the arsenal grows, and a missile presented as able to reach the United States — displayed beside imagery of multiple warheads and global ranges — is the measure of what deterrence-by-silence has actually bought. Because that risk falls on ordinary people on both sides, the November trip and the speculation of outreach it has stirred are worth taking seriously.
“Mr Trump has again stoked speculation of outreach to the reclusive regime ahead of the his visit to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in China in mid-November.” — The Independent
Right says
A superpower's first duty is to its own people's treasure and troops, so the real question posed by a missile presented as capable of reaching the United States — shown beside imagery of multiple warheads and global ranges — is what Americans would be asked to spend to answer it by force. Talk first. The November trip is the cheaper instrument, and direct bargaining keeps the decision in American hands.
The Hwasong-20 turns the November trip into insurance: against rising danger for the left, against war's price for the right.
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ThePrintNorth Korea's Kim showcases missile capable of reaching US a...
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The Daily StarNorth Korea's Kim showcases missile capable of reaching US a...
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新华网RPDC confirma lanzamiento de prueba de misil balístico tácti...
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Interfax.ruПхеньян подтвердил, что испытал тактическую баллистическую р...
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kp.ruСеверная Корея испытала тактическую баллистическую ракету
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