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December 22, 2024

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Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons?

Compromise, not force, is the only way Pyongyang will be convinced to disarm

The Trump administration will soon have to come up with a new policy toward North Korea, and the most serious issue for the new President should be the resolution of the nuclear issue.

There have been growing voices calling for a new U.S. policy toward North Korea, and if we understand the fundamental motives of North Korea’s nuclear armament from a new perspective, I firmly believe that the North Korean nuclear issue can be resolved peacefully. First, let us take a closer look at why the DPRK has strengthened its nuclear arsenal.

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