South korea plead with kim jong-un to not ‘possess nuclear weapons'


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The calls for an increased reliance on the US comes as the two nations recently teamed up to carry out military drills on the Korean peninsula last month. The first week of exercises


involved fighter jets, helicopters and naval ships with the gargantuan USS Ronald Reagan also reportedly making an appearance. The second set revolved around an evacuation drill that


simulated events after a hypothetical North Korean provocation. The Joint Declaration between the two Koreas agrees that both will neither test, manufacture, possess or produce nuclear


weapons, an agreement that is severely contradicted by North Korea’s touted nuclear ambitions. Issues surrounding North Korea will surely be discussed when Donald Trump visits South Korea


later this month. The US president will begin his tour of Asia on 4 November and will also include stops in South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.