North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un had a very interesting summit with South Korean President Moon a few days ago, in which a couple of interesting tidbits emerged: North and South Korean are moving toward ending the state of war that has existed between them since 1953, and both countries have said that they want a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Those are very positive developments, but North Korea, under the previous two Kim regimes, broke every promise that they made in order to gain concessions from South Korea or the U.S.
Kim Jong Un has stated that he wants the U.S. to promise not to attack his country in exchange for giving up his nuclear weapons. And he’s promised to close down his severely damaged nuclear testing site under international observation.
That might be one of the reasons for his being summoned to Beijing on an unofficial state visit last month.
Chinese scientists have recently confirmed that the last nuclear test caused Mount Mantap to start fracturing (“tired mountain syndrome”) and may be causing radioactive materials to be released into the atmosphere. The released materials may be making their way toward northeastern China, which has gotten Beijing’s immediate ire and attention.
Why should China have to pay the price for North Korea’s carelessness with their nuclear tests?
Things should be made clearer in the coming weeks, as President Trump and Kim Jong Un prepare to meet. I hope the two Koreas step back from the brink and make peace along with the U.N. Command.
But if they do, what will happen next?
Kim Jong Un needs to be under international indictment for awful human rights abuses against his own people.
No matter what steps he takes to make himself more statesman-like, that’s the huge elephant sitting in the room that cannot be ignored. He’s no statesman, he’s a bloodthirsty dictator. And President Trump needs to keep that in mind in his dealings with Kim Jong Un.
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