North Korea Says It Has No Intention of Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Deal

The North Koreans have just confirmed what I have been saying they have no intention of giving up their nuclear weapons:

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North Korea said Tuesday that it’s not interested in an Iran-type nuclear disarmament deal, saying it won’t abandon its atomic weapons as long as the United States maintains hostile policies toward the country.

The North’s nuclear deterrent is “not a plaything to be put on the negotiating table,” an unidentified Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. It was the country’s first official response to the Iran nuclear accord reached earlier this month.  [Associated Press]

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Bruce K. Nivens
Bruce K. Nivens
8 years ago

The Foreign Ministry spokesman said North Korea is different from Iran because it already has nuclear weapons. He said the North faces constant military and nuclear threats from the U.S., citing its regular military exercises with South Korea.
North Korea “is not interested at all in the dialogue to discuss the issue of making it freeze or dismantle its nukes unilaterally first,” he said, adding that the North “remains unchanged in the mission of its nuclear force as long as the U.S. continues pursuing its hostile policy toward” the country.
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This statement just drips with historical irony. Our “hostile policy” towards NK is: “We will not let you conquer your neighbors to the south.”

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