“Biden’s first test of diplomacy is the possibility of provoking North Korea in the early stages of its launch” (CG)▶ Click here for a larger view
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The Washington Post (WP) argued on the 23rd (local time) that the Joe Biden administration should prepare for possible provocations by North Korea in the early years of his term.
WP said on this day,’Kim Jong-un likes to stimulate the new US presidents. Biden’s team must be ready,’ he said in an editorial titled.
The WP said “reports that North Korea may be preparing for a provocative test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) will not surprise experienced foreign policy officials who have started entering the Biden administration.”
He then said that the regime of North Korea’s State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un, like his father, had a history of welcoming the new president of the United States with nuclear warheads or long-range missile tests.
As a result, in the case of the Barack Obama administration, relations froze significantly, President Donald Trump’s response was a threat of war, and the summit has since failed, WP said.
The WP said Kurt Campbell, who was appointed as the coordinator for Asia at the White House National Security Council (NSC), warned at a seminar last month that he had to quickly decide what to do to prevent the North Korean provocation. “The question is what to do.”
As the nominee of Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said at a Senate hearing, North Korea has steadily increased its arsenal of nuclear warheads and missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
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The WP recalled that “the US military last year issued a report that North Korea possessed 20-60 nuclear weapons and could produce more than 6 each year,” recalling that former President Trump’s splendid but vulgar attempt to establish a relationship with Chairman Kim for the past three years. The attempt pointed out that although North Korea’s nuclear or ICBM test firings were blocked, the increase in warhead stockpiles did not stop.
WP said some experts say that persuasion of denuclearization through a combination of economic pressures and negotiations promoted by the last four administrations of the United States is no longer realistic. “Chairman Kim is willing to negotiate with the United States, but only a recognized leader of a nuclear power “I aspire to do that.”
“In theory, such talks could result in partial reduction of North Korea’s weapons,” he said. “However, Chairman Kim’s price is likely to weaken the ROK-US military alliance,” which President Trump was willing to consider. President Biden He pointed out that he should refuse.
The WP said the new administration would revisit its overall approach and policy toward North Korea and review what options the United States had, but noted that the Obama administration’s long-term review period was halted due to provocative actions by the North Korean regime.
“Probably there’s no way to avoid Kim’s dazzling missile launches or other armed demonstrations in the coming weeks,” said WP. “If so, the Biden team probably needs to come up with it quickly.”
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