Trump’s North Korea Policy? Tillerson, McMaster Diverge

Conflicting signals about whether the U.S. is prepared to resume talks with North Korea raise questions about what conditions, if any, might be imposed and even how unified the administration of President Donald Trump really is on undertaking this kind of initiative.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested during remarks this week at the Atlantic Council that the United States may be willing to engage in talks with North Korea without preconditions, something the Trump administration had not said previously. The pronouncement indicated a potential shift in policy.

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