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US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat

FILE - Vice President Joe Biden, center, is briefed by Lt. Col. Daniel Edwan, the commander of the JSA Security Battalion from Observation Post Ouellette during his tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2013. When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, May 21, 2022, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program, already a major focus, may receive extra attention if intelligence predictions of an imminent major weapons demonstration by the North, which is struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak, are right. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File-Pool) FILE - Members of the Progressive Party shout slogans during a rally demanding the withdrawal the government's anti-North Korea policies near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on May 19, 2022. The letters read "Withdrawal the hostile policies towards North Korea." When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, May 21, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program, already a major focus, may receive extra attention if intelligence predictions of an imminent major weapons demonstration by the North, which is struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak, are right. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, watches a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 25, 2022. When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, May 21, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program, already a major focus, may receive extra attention if intelligence predictions of an imminent major weapons demonstration by the North, which is struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak, are right. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) FILE - This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, May 21, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program, already a major focus, may receive extra attention if intelligence predictions of an imminent major weapons demonstration by the North, which is struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak, are right. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) FILE - This photo combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Joe Biden, right, in Washington, on May 15, 2022, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, on May 10, 2022. When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, May 21, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program, already a major focus, may receive extra attention if intelligence predictions of an imminent major weapons demonstration by the North, which is struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak, are right. (AP Photo/File)
US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat