My name is Daniel. I was an English teacher in Seoul, South Korea, and am now a writer who has

published four books including South Korea: Our Story by Daniel Nardini.

                         I found U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about North Korean

leader Kim Jong-un being "sincere" and "honorable" as unacceptable. A man who puts his

people into slave labor camps, who lets so many of people starve, and who brutally executes

innocent individuals and families is far, far from honorable. In this context, I see NOTHING

in any act Kim does or any negotiations he participates in as having any moral or honorable

content. If Kim is negotiating anything it is purely for tactical reasons. Part of the reason why

he is talking about "nuclear disarmament" is largely because he has already completed any and

all testing of the nuclear weaponry he needs. Another reason may be what Chinese scientists

and researchers have found. According to what satellite findings they have discovered, the

North Korean nuclear testing site of Punggye-ri has completely collapsed. A large cavity that

had formed inside the mountain because of the nuclear testing has completely caved in and

can no longer be used. Worse, the whole facility might crack open and leak deadly radiation

throughout the area. At this point we really do not know because the North Koreans are keeping

totally silent on the issue and the Chinese scientists cannot confirm their findings. But if

Punggye-ri is totally unusable then it means that the North Koreans will have to build a whole new

nuclear testing site, and they simply do not have the money or resources at this time to do so.

Hence, they are going to use negotiations to get what they want. Whether they get anything

remains to be seen. But one should NOT mistake the North Korean effort at negotiations with

any sincerity for a better, more peaceful situation on the Korean peninsula. It is simply another

means to keep the Kim dynasty alive.