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President Donald Trump said he was prepared to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in what would be the first face - to - face encounter between the two countries» leaders and potentially mark a major breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

March 9 (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

Not exact matches

And the trip comes amid escalating tensions with North Korea, which is ramping up its nuclear program despite warnings from the US and its allies.

The reported feat has heightened global tensions and fears of nuclear conflict, particularly between the US and North Korea, but also with nearby nations such as China.

With geopolitical tensions extremely high, it's vital that all involved remember North Korea is about more than nuclear weapons, missiles and deterrence.

Citing a website called EurActiv, the story cautions, «The movement of the United States to bring nuclear weapons in Romania could create new tensions with Russia.»

Tensions have escalated since North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3, but the rhetoric has reached a new level in recent days with leaders on both sides exchanging threats and insults.

Tensions in the Korean peninsula have amped up recently, with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un continuing to test nuclear weapons — thought to be capable of reaching U.S. soil — despite United Nations sanctions.

Tensions in the region have been high since January when North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test and then followed that with a satellite launch and test launches of various missiles.

The photo op, celebrating a technological wonder built with the help of American dollars, came with considerable symbolism as Mr. Obama sought to showcase support for Israel after years of tensions over Jewish settlements and how to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.

But the actions will only ratchet up tensions with the Chinese government at a moment when Mr. Trump needs its support for his campaign to curb North Korea's nuclear program.

Also, some another reason not to do it - there is arguments for it, Pakistan have nuclear weapons, and have tensions with India, so India do it for defense.

One could also argue that the US would try to avoid using nuclear weapons against North Korea in the case of a retaliation attack in order to prevent larger tensions with Beijing and more risks to South Korea.

A first nuclear crisis erupted but was temporarily dealt with in the 1990s, but tensions rose again in 2002, when US President George Bush included North Korea in the «Axis of Evil» with Iraq and Iran, as regime which «pursues weapons of mass destruction while starving its citizens.»

The U.S. is conducting a broad overall of its nuclear arsenal, a process that began under the Obama administration, but comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea.

Those rising tensions were coupled with a conference agenda which included votes on economic policy, tax rates, energy, nuclear weapons and the dreaded tuition fees.

International tensions could peak, and with unpredictable leaders like Kim - Jong Un taunting the world with nuclear weapons (which fall under the domain of Uranus), this energy could be volatile.