North and South Korea agreed to hold military talks, a joint statement said after the two Koreas engaged in formal dialogue on Tuesday for the first time in more than two years. US President Donald Trump said last week that he would “absolutely” be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South Korea. American intelligence agencies have excelled at forecasting the direction and overall timeline of the program, yet repeatedly missed critical turns, according to the New York Times.