Robert Gallucci, former US State Department special envoy for North Korea’s nuclear weapons. /Chosun Ilbo db
A series of statements from some quarters in the United States have recently emerged warning of North Korea’s threat of war. “This is why South Korea and the United States must give in to their current position of ‘denuclearization of North Korea’ and bring North Korea to the table for dialogue.” However, diplomatic and security sources in Washington said: “This statement is difficult to accept as it justifies North Korea’s nuclear development and subsequent provocations, and is far from the traditional US position.”
Robert Gallucci, former U.S. State Department special envoy for North Korea’s nuclear weapons, argued in a recent article: “We need to at least keep in mind the idea that a nuclear war could break out in Northeast Asia in 2024.” and “The United States and North Korea must focus on normalizing relations.” At the same time, he said, “denuclearization should be considered a long-term goal, not a first step.” He visited the Blue House in the early days of the Moon Jae-in administration, met President Moon and said: “South Korea must talk to North Korea without conditions.”
Researcher Robert Carlin and Professor Siegfried Hacker of the Middlebury Institute for International Studies also stated on the 11th: “The situation on the Korean Peninsula is as dangerous as before the Korean War, and Kim Jong-un’s frequent references to ‘war’ are not It’s bluster.” .”
Those classified in the United States as the “North Korea Dialogue Group” argue that the goal of negotiations between the United States and North Korea should be lowered from “CVID” (complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization) to a nuclear freeze. However, a US government source told this newspaper: “The call for a nuclear freeze ultimately means recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state. We can talk to North Korea at any time, but we cannot compromise under any circumstances the principle of the denuclearization of North Korea”. .” A foreign and security policy expert in Washington said the dialogue faction’s argument could be interpreted as an attempt to block only North Korea’s means of attack against the American mainland, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). , and that “this is strictly US perspective.” . There is a risk that only South Korea will become a “nuclear hostage” of North Korea.
Their claims are assessed as being in line with former US President Donald Trump’s “view of North Korea”. If Trump is re-elected, it is very likely that North Korea will again attempt to negotiate and obtain the lifting of sanctions against North Korea and the suspension of joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States and between South Korea and the United States. United States and Japan in exchange for a “nuclear freeze”.
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2024-01-19 09:08:57
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