More optics, less substance: The Trump-Kim meeting lacked specifics

North Korea's promises to denuclearise came with no detail, and did not even go as far as previous commitments it has made and broken

As soon as he landed at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump declared on Twitter: “Just landed - a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea”. The tweet was “liked” 35,000 times within a couple of hours. This is understandable as the president’s word is enough for his diehard supporters. On its part, North Korean state media depicted Tuesday’s summit as a diplomatic victory for its leader. Whatever be the claims, there is no doubt that handshakes