RICE ON N. KOREA: US HAS DONE WHAT IT CAN DO
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated to the press that the United States has done what it can do to date regarding the North Korean nuclear threat.
She was realistic in stating that she does not believe her present Asian tour will bring about significant changes regarding the North Korean nuclear build-up. Other nations must get into the play. The United States government has made its conditions extremely clear all along; therefore, other leaderships must exert their leverage upon North Korea.
According to the Associated Press report dated March 19, Rice awaits the next move from the Pyongyang government. She will talk and listen. But the crucial turn must eventuate from Pyongyang.
Rice’s visits to various Asian capitals has yielded much media hoopla. But as for earthshaking changes concerning major issues, she doesn’t expect the tour to bring about such and her host countries don’t either. Nevertheless, the ‘greasing of the goodwill wheels’ still are necessary in order to keep the North Korean nuclear debacle top on the world agenda.
"As for North Korea, Rice indicated before Saturday's speech that the next move in a standoff over nuclear weapons would be up to the Pyongyang government, and she played down expectations that her visit to Asian capitals will produce a breakthrough."
The six-nation nuclear talks were on schedule; however, North Korea pulled out of such discussions. Further, North Korea has informed media that it has now constructed a nuclear weapon. With that, Rice stated in a Saturday speech that she believes the already-proposed six-nation forum to be "the best option."
Would the United States move ahead more speedily and substantively if it conducted one-on-one talks with North Korea? Rice responded to that question in the negative. "’We bring different incentives, different leverage to North Korea, each of us ... I would be first to admit it is not easy to deal with North Korea,’ Rice said."
The Bush administration continues to reiterate that America has no intentions of attacking North Korea. In other words, there is no need for North Korea to construct its own nuclear arsenals. Instead, that leadership should formulate its own alternative "security guarantees" and "renounce nuclear weapons."
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated to the press that the United States has done what it can do to date regarding the North Korean nuclear threat.
She was realistic in stating that she does not believe her present Asian tour will bring about significant changes regarding the North Korean nuclear build-up. Other nations must get into the play. The United States government has made its conditions extremely clear all along; therefore, other leaderships must exert their leverage upon North Korea.
According to the Associated Press report dated March 19, Rice awaits the next move from the Pyongyang government. She will talk and listen. But the crucial turn must eventuate from Pyongyang.
Rice’s visits to various Asian capitals has yielded much media hoopla. But as for earthshaking changes concerning major issues, she doesn’t expect the tour to bring about such and her host countries don’t either. Nevertheless, the ‘greasing of the goodwill wheels’ still are necessary in order to keep the North Korean nuclear debacle top on the world agenda.
"As for North Korea, Rice indicated before Saturday's speech that the next move in a standoff over nuclear weapons would be up to the Pyongyang government, and she played down expectations that her visit to Asian capitals will produce a breakthrough."
The six-nation nuclear talks were on schedule; however, North Korea pulled out of such discussions. Further, North Korea has informed media that it has now constructed a nuclear weapon. With that, Rice stated in a Saturday speech that she believes the already-proposed six-nation forum to be "the best option."
Would the United States move ahead more speedily and substantively if it conducted one-on-one talks with North Korea? Rice responded to that question in the negative. "’We bring different incentives, different leverage to North Korea, each of us ... I would be first to admit it is not easy to deal with North Korea,’ Rice said."
The Bush administration continues to reiterate that America has no intentions of attacking North Korea. In other words, there is no need for North Korea to construct its own nuclear arsenals. Instead, that leadership should formulate its own alternative "security guarantees" and "renounce nuclear weapons."
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