A nuclear attack against the South would do unquestionable damage for the Kim dynasty, writes DanDePetris. The Korean Peninsula will therefore remain in a state of suspended animation, with brinkmanship rubbing up against common sense.
Kim's regime will"never give up nuclear weapons, and there is absolutely no denuclearization, no negotiation, and no bargaining chip to trade in the process." In Kim’s mind, North Korea's nuclear weapons program is what’s keeping much stronger adversaries like the United States from contemplating a regime change operation against him. It doesn't matter that U.S. officials have repeatedly stated they aren’t interested in pursuing such action.
But those days are long gone. There isn’t much evidence the North Koreans are even considering diplomacy with the U.S. The Biden administration's contention that it’s willing to meet"anytime, anywhere" has been slapped aside. Instead, Kim's going all steam ahead with his nuclear and missile programs, trying to get it into the Americans' thick heads that he values a nuclear deterrent far more than any economic or political goodies Washington can offer.
But in case it isn’t, Kim also shepherded a new law through his rubber stamp parliament that codifies the role of nuclear weapons in North Korea’s defense strategy. The law not only elevates the importance of nuclear arms, calling it a"main force of the state defense," but outlines conditions in which the North would actually use them, such as responding to an attack against the North Korean leadership or staving off a crisis deemed existential by the state.
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