President Lee Jae Myung stressed Monday efforts to induce North Korea to halt its expanding nuclear and missile programs as a realistic short-term goal, citing the "reality" of the regime's advancing military capabilities posing a threat to regional and global security. In a press conference marking his first year in office, Lee noted that while the ultimate goal of denuclearizing the North should remain unchanged, it would be irresponsible to disregard the reality that Pyongyang sees little