The Dialogue with the North Korean Leadership Now Has to be Conducted from a Position of Weakness, Rather ... ... “disarmament” of an established nuclear state has never been done. The renunciation of nuclear weapons by former Soviet states (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus) can hardly... ... whole. Such scenario, however, does not sit with North Korea’s neighbours, namely China and Russia, but also South Korea. We are not just talking about abstract humanism here;...
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The Northeast Asian drama involves three main actors: North Korea, the United States, and China. What are the motives behind the key characters in this drama,... ... against its external enemies and preserve sovereignty is to have nuclear weapons.
Alexey Arbatov:
U.S. Nuclear Warheads' Scary ... ... Washington and Seoul to become a thing of the past.
What about Russia then? It appears that Moscow will side with China in this ... ... Northeast Asia and its build-up under the pretext of counteracting the DPRK’s missile and nuclear programmes.”
In effect, Russia and ...