Politics
Kim Jong Un’s Erratic Behavior Shows North Korea Is Stuck
- Halt to military moves against Seoul is regime’s latest U-turn
- North Korea leader struggles for path back to talks with Trump
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Even by North Korean standards, Kim Jong Un has been unpredictable this year.
He promised to unveil a “new strategic weapon” to counter the U.S. and then scaled back a record run of ballistic missile tests. He sent a condolence letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the coronavirus in March and then last week blew up the $15 million liaison office that Seoul built to exchange such messages.