... mechanism that takes the interests of all sides into account.
North Korea, whose missile programme was the focus of the talks,... ... effectively spelt out in detail the idea of “peace in exchange for nuclear weapons,” which the United States and North Korea, with ... ... country with a light-water reactor. The United States, Japan and South Korea also undertook to normalize their relations with North ... ... jeopardize the country’s status and economic position. Moving on to China and Russia, they do not want to see a conflict breaking out on the ...
... could be set up in the form of a “crisis management centre” involving North Korea, South Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Russia.
Third, the international community is within its rights to demand a guarantee from Pyongyang that North Korea will not pass on its nuclear and ballistic missile technologies to third... ... international cooperation in this area. As far as we can tell, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and missile technologies is not national idea or strategic goal of North...
... moment.
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,... ... face of actual and imaginary threats on the part of the U.S. and South Korea. The only way for Pyongyang to safeguard itself 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 ...
