North Korea Wants End to US-ROK Alliance To Stop Nuclear Tests

North Korea’s demands for a peace treaty and a stop to military drills would essentially mean the end of the US-ROK alliance in return for no more nuclear tests.  Notice the North Koreans are only saying they would end nuclear tests, not stop their nuclear program or dismantle the bombs they already have:

North Korea said it could stop its nuclear tests in exchange for signing a peace treaty with the U.S. and a stop to annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.

The North’s statement carried by the state media late Friday was a repeat of past offers that have been rejected by the U.S., which wants Pyongyang to commit to a complete abandonment of nuclear weapons.

An unnamed spokesman of the North’s Foreign Ministry called the purported hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6 a justifiable move to ensure its survival against external threats.  [Korea Times]

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