Wednesday, April 17, 2013

North Korea: Talks With The U.S. Possible Once It Has Sufficient Nuclear Weapons To Deter An Attack



N. Korea Says Talks Possible Once Nuclear Deterrence Is Set -- Bloomberg Businessweek

North Korea said talks with the U.S. are possible once it has sufficient nuclear weapons to deter an attack, setting a condition the Obama administration has ruled out after weeks of threats from Kim Jong Un’s regime.

“Genuine dialogue is possible only at the phase where the DPRK has acquired nuclear deterrent enough to defuse the U.S. threat of nuclear war unless the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency yesterday said, citing a Foreign Ministry spokesman. The country’s official name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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More News On North Korean Conditions For U.S. Nuclear Talks

Pyongyang Rejects Bid for Dialogue -- Wall Street Journal
North Korea rejects US call for talks -- Financial Times
North Korea lashes anew at effigy burning in South Korea, says no talks without apologies -- Washington Post/AP
North Korea opens window into possibility of talks with US -- Global Post
North Korea ready for talks but not with the US wielding ‘a nuclear stick' -- AllVoices
N. Korea not opposed to dialogue, but wants to save face first -- Korea Herald

My Comment: Talk about having no common ground for talks.

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