03-15-2019, 10:52 AM
** 15-Mar-2019 North Korea threatens to end denuclearization talks
North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui threatened to suspend
denuclearization talks. According to Choe, as quoted by Tass and AP:
Talk about a mixed message! Choe added that Kim would make an
official announcement soon, and that he might announce the resumption
oftests of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
This is all theatre. North Korea never had any intention of ending
its nuclear missile program. The North's only reason for the
negotiations was to apply diplomatic pressure to force America to
agree to remove the sanctions, without the North having to make any
concessions whatsoever. That strategy collapsed when Donald Trump
walked out of the Hanoi summit.
Kim Jong-un tried to replay the same fraudulent script that his father
Kim Jong-il followed in 2008. At that time, the North demolished a
60-foot-tall cooling tower to prove that it was ending its nuclear
development programs. In reaction, the Bush administration agreed to
remove all sanctions. As soon as they were removed, North Korea
immediately and openly resumed its nuclear and ballistic missile
development. They had completely defrauded and humiliated the United
States and the world.
So now that Kim has failed to repeat his father's success, it's
the child dictator who is humiliated. He may feel that he has to
strike back to regain stature, and that might mean resumption of
testing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to Choe's statements:
One thing that's become increasingly clear in the last year is that
China does not want North Korea to resume these tests. Thanks to the
North Korea tests, South Korea has deployed a THAAD missile defense
system that China absolutely hates. What China wants is for America
to withdraw forces from the region, but North Korea's tests cause the
opposite. They also provide support to Japan's hawks to implement its
own nuclear weapons.
--- Sources:
-- North Korea may suspend nuclear talks with 'gangster-like' U.S.:
diplomat
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-north...SKCN1QW0C9
(Reuters)
-- Pompeo shoots down North Korea claim he created distrust, hostility
at summit
https://thehill.com/policy/national-secu...-hostility
(The Hill)
--- Related:
*** 9-Mar-2019 South Korea's 3-layer missile defense system
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...574#p44574
*** 12-Mar-2019 World View: Is China's economic boycott of South Korea thawing?
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...501#p44501
North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui threatened to suspend
denuclearization talks. According to Choe, as quoted by Tass and AP:
Quote:> We have no intention to yield to the U.S. demands (at
> the Hanoi summit) in any form, nor are we willing to engage in
> negotiations of this kind. ...
> I want to make it clear that the gangster-like stand of the
> U.S. will eventually put the situation in danger. We have neither
> the intention to compromise with the U.S. in any form nor much
> less the desire or plan to conduct this kind of negotiation. ...
> [But] personal relations between the two supreme leaders are still
> good and the chemistry is mysteriously wonderful."
Talk about a mixed message! Choe added that Kim would make an
official announcement soon, and that he might announce the resumption
oftests of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
This is all theatre. North Korea never had any intention of ending
its nuclear missile program. The North's only reason for the
negotiations was to apply diplomatic pressure to force America to
agree to remove the sanctions, without the North having to make any
concessions whatsoever. That strategy collapsed when Donald Trump
walked out of the Hanoi summit.
Kim Jong-un tried to replay the same fraudulent script that his father
Kim Jong-il followed in 2008. At that time, the North demolished a
60-foot-tall cooling tower to prove that it was ending its nuclear
development programs. In reaction, the Bush administration agreed to
remove all sanctions. As soon as they were removed, North Korea
immediately and openly resumed its nuclear and ballistic missile
development. They had completely defrauded and humiliated the United
States and the world.
So now that Kim has failed to repeat his father's success, it's
the child dictator who is humiliated. He may feel that he has to
strike back to regain stature, and that might mean resumption of
testing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to Choe's statements:
Quote:> "It’s not the first time. I have a vague recollection
> of being called gangster-like from a visit I took one time
> previously. Following that, we continued to have very professional
> conversations where we tried our best to work together to
> represent our respective sides. I have every expectation that we
> will be able to continue to do that."
One thing that's become increasingly clear in the last year is that
China does not want North Korea to resume these tests. Thanks to the
North Korea tests, South Korea has deployed a THAAD missile defense
system that China absolutely hates. What China wants is for America
to withdraw forces from the region, but North Korea's tests cause the
opposite. They also provide support to Japan's hawks to implement its
own nuclear weapons.
--- Sources:
-- North Korea may suspend nuclear talks with 'gangster-like' U.S.:
diplomat
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-north...SKCN1QW0C9
(Reuters)
-- Pompeo shoots down North Korea claim he created distrust, hostility
at summit
https://thehill.com/policy/national-secu...-hostility
(The Hill)
--- Related:
*** 9-Mar-2019 South Korea's 3-layer missile defense system
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...574#p44574
*** 12-Mar-2019 World View: Is China's economic boycott of South Korea thawing?
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...501#p44501
