Despite a thaw in diplomatic relations between the United States and Pyongyang, the threat from North Korea’s military has not diminished, Gen. Robert Abrams told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the Washington Examiner reported.
Abrams, who is in charge of the defense of South Korea, said in his testimony that “Despite a reduction in tensions along the DMZ and a cessation of strategic provocations coupled with public statements of intent to denuclearize, little to no verifiable changes occurred in North Korea's military capabilities.”
The general specified that the regime’s conventional and asymmetric military capabilities, as well as its continued development of advanced conventional systems, remains unchecked. In addition, Abrams said that “we have observed no significant changes to size, scope, or timing of their ongoing exercises compared to the same time period over the last four years.”
However, Abrams did acknowledge that he believes a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "positive sign" and that “the reduction in tension on the peninsula [is] palpable” compared to what it was in 2017, according to The Hill.
He added that it has been 440 days since North Korea’s last missile or nuclear test.
Trump and Kim are scheduled to meet in Hanoi on February 27-28.
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