North
Korea launched a new salvo in a growing war of words over nuclear
threats when its Deputy Foreign Minister , Pak Kil - yon , addressed the
UN General Assembly in New York last week. He said South Korea was " creating the danger of handling relationships in a new phase of destructive again. "Asserting
that the U.S. hostile policy was the cause of the tension on the Korean
peninsula , which Washington also accused of abusing his power in the
UN Security Council against North Korea. Apparently
referring to the sanctions of the Security Council of the UN imposed
after the North conducted its third nuclear test in February.
North
Korea, though it may have nuclear weapons in their possession , can not
be placed between " nuclear weapons states " - a legal term used in the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to refer to nations that had detonated a nuclear device before 1967. However,
Pyongyang wants to be treated as a new nuclear power like India and
Pakistan , but as a state with nuclear weapons , taking into account the
proposed Pak to hold talks with Washington on nuclear disarmament .
Contrary
to the assertion that U.S. politics Pak should be held responsible for
any conflict Game of Thrones on the Korean peninsula , which is the nuclear weapons
program of North Korea - which poses a serious threat to the security of
Korea South - that is escalating the confrontation on the peninsula . The North has also been tested long-range ballistic missiles , causing a potential threat to U.S. security .
Under
these circumstances , it is natural for the South claiming the right to
launch pre-emptive strikes when the North is about to launch missiles
or nuclear attacks . Washington
seems to have supported the strategy of signs of impending missile and
nuclear attacks and the Seoul launch pre-emptive strikes . A
sign is an agreement with South Korea, as U.S. Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel began Wednesday " deterrent measure against the threat of
North Korean nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction ."
Neither
Hagel nor his South Korean counterpart , Kim Kwan - jin , referring
emptive strikes in no uncertain terms when they mention the strategy of "
tailored deterrence " . However
, their joint statement , said , " This strategy provides a framework
for strategic alliance for the adaptation of deterrence against song ice fire nuclear
threats Korea scenarios across key North armistice and war. " Hagel he
added the United States reaffirms its commitment to support deterrence
with its full range of military capabilities , including the nuclear
umbrella , conventional attacks and missile defense .
North
Korea will do well to read between the lines and act accordingly ,
rather than expose the danger of becoming the target of attacks by
adopting preventive measures that can be interpreted as an imminent
nuclear threat .
