Trump Agrees ‘In Principle’ to Scrap South Korean Warhead Weight Limit: White House

U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) fires a missile into the East Sea during a South Korea-U.S. joint missile drill aimed to counter North Korea's ICBM test, in East Coast, South Korea, on July 29, 2017. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

WASHINGTON/SEOUL—U.S. President Donald Trump agreed “in principle” to scrap a warhead weight limit on South Korea’s missiles in the wake of North Korea’s sixth nuclear test, the White House said on Monday.

During a call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Trump also gave “conceptual approval” for South Korea to buy billions of dollars of weapons from the United States, the White House said in a statement.

Separately, South Korea’s presidential office said the two leaders had agreed to scrap the weight limit and to apply the strongest sanctions and pressure on North Korea through the United Nations.

The UN Security Council during an emergency meeting over North Korea's latest nuclear test at UN Headquarters in New York on Sept. 4, 2017. KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images