North Korea Says No Thanks To Denuclearization

[corbe]

North Korea Says No Thanks To Denuclearization

by David Thornton
2 hrs

In a statement, the rogue regime refused to give up its nuclear weapons.

A week of policy failures and missteps for President Trump just got worse as North Korea announced that it would never denuclearize unless the US first removes its nuclear threat. After Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in June, the president claimed that North Korea was no longer a nuclear threat and even suggested that he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on nuclear disarmament.

Now, six months later, North Korea’s official Korean Central News statement says that the rogue nation will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons. Instead, the North Koreans place conditions on disarmament that include a complete or partial withdrawal of American soldiers and nuclear weapons from near the Korean peninsula. This has been the traditional North Korean position in negotiations with past administrations as well.

“The United States must now recognize the accurate meaning of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and especially, must study geography,” the North Korean statement said per the AP.

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https://www.themaven.net/theresurgent/contributors/north-korea-says-no-thanks-to-denuclearization-9FnsEt-48U-7M3Tv7Gj9EA/

[GtHawk]

[RoosGirl]

Are we still getting US remains returned or was it just that first group back in the summer?

[kidd]

Laughable.
Some perspective is needed.

North Korea might have a couple nuclear bombs. And maybe a missile with a range to reach Anchorage.
But they do not have a re-entry vehicle. As someone who has designed a re-entry vehicle, they might have something crude like a NASA Mercury project module.
They do not have a guidance system, unless China has given them one (thank you Bill Clinton and Loral). Maybe they could use a Garmin and hope the US doesn't scramble the GPS satellite signals after we detect a launch.
Then there is the matter of detonation.

Range, re-entry, guidance, detonation...all untested.

IOW, they might be able to launch a bomb that will be within a few dozen miles of an intended target. Maybe. Perhaps it might even detonate.
Most likely, it'll be a dud, giving the United States full justification for turning North Korea into a wasteland.

The United States could launch an ICBM from South Dakota and hit Kim's palace. Or from a submarine. Sure...we'll remove missiles from the Korean peninsula (there are none already). And from Japan (good luck verifying this).

[kidd]

As the article note, "This has been the traditional North Korean position in negotiations with past administrations as well."
Perhaps the lack of a border wall has given the North Koreans the sense that Trump needs a victory and that they're in a position to improve on their negotiating level.

[DB]

As the article note, "This has been the traditional North Korean position in negotiations with past administrations as well."
Perhaps the lack of a border wall has given the North Koreans the sense that Trump needs a victory and that they're in a position to improve on their negotiating level.

Or maybe it is just more of the same with nothing really changing other than NK accumulating more in their arsenal...

[Absalom]

Anyone not a comatose Fan should clearly grasp the consequences
of Trump's recent behavior.
When your Enemy sees disarray and weakness, he takes full advantage.

[edpc]

While much has been made of the fact NK hasn’t fired missiles since the summit, it’s worth noting Iran has and they’ve been cooperating with NK on many projects for years.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Laughable.
Some perspective is needed.

North Korea might have a couple nuclear bombs. And maybe a missile with a range to reach Anchorage.
But they do not have a re-entry vehicle. As someone who has designed a re-entry vehicle, they might have something crude like a NASA Mercury project module.
They do not have a guidance system, unless China has given them one (thank you Bill Clinton and Loral). Maybe they could use a Garmin and hope the US doesn't scramble the GPS satellite signals after we detect a launch.
Then there is the matter of detonation.

Range, re-entry, guidance, detonation...all untested.

IOW, they might be able to launch a bomb that will be within a few dozen miles of an intended target. Maybe. Perhaps it might even detonate.
Most likely, it'll be a dud, giving the United States full justification for turning North Korea into a wasteland.

The United States could launch an ICBM from South Dakota and hit Kim's palace. Or from a submarine. Sure...we'll remove missiles from the Korean peninsula (there are none already). And from Japan (good luck verifying this).

Well it sounds like the only fair thing would be for us to send them a few of ours.