What is most striking about Kim Jong Un’s announcement of a nuclear and missile test moratorium is the mile-wide gap between the headlines and what the statement actually promises.

Anna Fifield at the Washington Post takes only a few short paragraphs to get to the point: that the moratorium primarily reflects North Korea’s satisfaction that it has achieved its core development objectives.

Choe Sang-hun’s coverage at the New York Times takes a similar line, noting that the announcement made no reference to denuclearization and was even accompanied by statements suggesting that Kim Jong Un plans to keep his weapons.

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