Comments on: New ideas for U.S. Strategy in North Korea http://jeremisuri.net/archives/657 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeremi Suri http://jeremisuri.net/archives/657/comment-page-1#comment-123 Jeremi Suri Sat, 29 May 2010 17:26:02 +0000 http://jeremisuri.net/?p=657#comment-123 Well said, Paul. The great difficulty is anticipating when North Korea is also bluffing. Are they really serious about war right now, as they threaten? Are they serious about destroying Seoul? If so, how should we react? Both North Korea and the US are exchanging tough language. Separating the rhetoric from the reality is very difficult, but absolutely necessary. Well said, Paul. The great difficulty is anticipating when North Korea is also bluffing. Are they really serious about war right now, as they threaten? Are they serious about destroying Seoul? If so, how should we react?

Both North Korea and the US are exchanging tough language. Separating the rhetoric from the reality is very difficult, but absolutely necessary.

]]> By: Paul A. http://jeremisuri.net/archives/657/comment-page-1#comment-122 Paul A. Sat, 29 May 2010 16:52:38 +0000 http://jeremisuri.net/?p=657#comment-122 As I've said before, the international community must do whatever it can to make members of the nuclear club act responsibly and peacefully and make sure that nation fully understands the immense responsibilites of a nuclear nation. Part of me wonders if states that pursue nuclear weapons today actually understand the aftereffects of a nuclear detonation, beyond the immediate explosion. If none of the options you've mentioned work, it may be time to remove the Kim regime, by force if necessary. A nuclear state must be, above all else, stable, and though it appears so on the surface, neither the state of North Korea nor its leaders are stable. As you've said, this is a constantly aggressive regime, and now that they have a nuclear weapon, the aggression cannot be ignored as the ravings of a lunatic mind. At some point, North Korea is going to dare the United States to do something, and we're going to have to call their bluff. As I’ve said before, the international community must do whatever it can to make members of the nuclear club act responsibly and peacefully and make sure that nation fully understands the immense responsibilites of a nuclear nation. Part of me wonders if states that pursue nuclear weapons today actually understand the aftereffects of a nuclear detonation, beyond the immediate explosion.

If none of the options you’ve mentioned work, it may be time to remove the Kim regime, by force if necessary. A nuclear state must be, above all else, stable, and though it appears so on the surface, neither the state of North Korea nor its leaders are stable. As you’ve said, this is a constantly aggressive regime, and now that they have a nuclear weapon, the aggression cannot be ignored as the ravings of a lunatic mind. At some point, North Korea is going to dare the United States to do something, and we’re going to have to call their bluff.

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