I thank the "South China Morning Post" for this article. I think it is well done. I also believe Russia and China have to provide incentives to contain the North Korean nuclear program. It is far too dangerous for the region.
The underground explosion at the Punggye-ri test site in the far northeast of the hermit kingdom caused earth tremors that could be felt across the border in China and as far away as Russia’s eastern sea port of Vladivosto.
...The resolution on Monday (click here) was the ninth since North Korea’s first nuclear test in 2006. Kim has thumbed his nose at each of the last few rounds of sanctions, responding to each with either another nuclear blast or by launching a missile. Room remains to further tighten the fuel or economic screws, but there are limits to how far China and Russia, the North’s closest allies, are willing to go. Far better, as they stated after the latest measures, for the US and South Korea to stop provocations through staging joint military drills, scrap a controversial missile shield system and talk with Pyongyang.
But stability also requires Kim to reach out. He complains that his nation is threatened by the presence of the US military in the region. Yet each new explosion or missile launch drives American allies South Korea and Japan to seek better weapons protection. There is now a danger of further nuclear proliferation through both working for atomic weapons....
...talks between Pyongyang and Washington that lead to a peace treaty to finally end the Korean war are the only viable way to ensure peace and stability. Sanctions and provocations will not deter Kim; war, at times threatened by the US, can never be an option given the massive loss of life that would result on the Korean peninsula. China can help facilitate negotiations, but there has to first be a willingness for dialogue from Kim and US President Donald Trump.
There are many reasons countries across the globe are more interested in their sovereignty and quality of life of their people. The Olympics is one of those reasons. If North Korea continues to destroy humanity and civilization much will be lost.
September 22, 2017
By Karolos Grohmann
France’s Olympic Committee (click here) on Friday played down security concerns over next year’s winter Games in South Korea, as organizers said athletes’ wellbeing was their priority and expressed confidence the event would go ahead.
With tensions on the Korean peninsula threatening to bubble over, the government in Paris on Thursday became the first to publicly raise the possibility of skipping the Feb. 9-25 Pyeongchang Olympics on safety grounds.
North Korea, which conducted a sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3 to global condemnation, said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy the reclusive country.
“We are monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula and the region very closely.” an International Olympic Committee spokesman said....
There are many reasons countries across the globe are more interested in their sovereignty and quality of life of their people. The Olympics is one of those reasons. If North Korea continues to destroy humanity and civilization much will be lost.
By Karolos Grohmann
France’s Olympic Committee (click here) on Friday played down security concerns over next year’s winter Games in South Korea, as organizers said athletes’ wellbeing was their priority and expressed confidence the event would go ahead.
With tensions on the Korean peninsula threatening to bubble over, the government in Paris on Thursday became the first to publicly raise the possibility of skipping the Feb. 9-25 Pyeongchang Olympics on safety grounds.
North Korea, which conducted a sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3 to global condemnation, said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy the reclusive country.
“We are monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula and the region very closely.” an International Olympic Committee spokesman said....
