The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea says North Korea's level of provocation toward the U.S. changed months before President Trump's summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
In a video link interview at the Aspen Security Forum over the weekend,... General Vincent Brooks says they "saw a big change occur after the November 29th 2017 missile launch",... noting that the North have "gone now 235 days without a provocation".
Brooks added the challenge now,... is to continue to make progress with North Korea,...
adding the current level of diplomacy is "like tulips blooming in the spring."