Mike Lee in conversation with with Jenny Town, the Washington based analyst on Korea.    Talking points:  NK options at launch site.  Ramifications.  IS KIM under pressure within the elite at home?      VODEO of this conversation can be … Continue reading →

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Mike Lee conducts an in-depth interview with Jenny Town, the Washington based analyst on Korea.    Surprise point:  It appears that North Korea began re-building the satellite engine test and launch station at Sohae BEFORE the Hanoi Summit. 

Don’t panic.  Not yet.  That is the key message from in-bum Chun, former Lt. General in the South Korean Army.  Satellite images reportedly show that North Korea is still working on a key missile launch site, despite earlier promises to dismantle it.  In my interview with General Chun, he cautions that this new development does not necessarily mean that North Korea is renewing its nuclear arms missile development program.  Gen. Chun explains the reasons behind his assessment.   

The VIDEO version of this interview can be found at mikeleenews.com/korea

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Professor Charles Armstrong, the Korea expert at Columbia University breaks down some of the ramifications of the collapse of the Hanoi summit.  Key Points:  The US could have managed to grant limited sanctions relief in exchange for limited advance in Nuc site inspection.  In North Korea there are strong rising expectations of a better life.  That took a serious blow this week.  Danger now is that KIM will feel further pressure that could lead to renewed testing.  

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“KIM miscalculated,’ according to in-bum Chun, former Lt. General in the South Korean Army.  Gen. Chun also talks about how scary it is for any North Korean adviser to try to influence KIMs decisions.

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Professor Charles Armstrong, Korea expert at Columbia University, says Trump is politically weaker than during his first summit with the North Korean leader.  With the summit only hours away, Professor Armstrong also warns of danger if President Trump once again meets alone with KIM without high ranking US officials.

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I caught up with in-bum Chun, former Lt. General in the South Korean Army.  He speaks out hours before the TumpKIM talks begin.

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In-bum Chun, a retired high ranking South Korean Army officer, and expert on North Korea, warms that not only does KIM want to keep his nucs as a bargaining chip, his country has become a super power in Cyber warfare.  Chun covers many other fascinating angles  on the Korea story in this podcast episode.

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Veteran negotiator Ambassador Christopher Hill sets the stage.

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The Korean War, which re-defined and hardened the permanent division of the north and south,  was probably inevitable, yet also unthinkable to many.   It was also a war that probably didn’t need to happen.   A war that helped set … Continue reading →

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