South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, deliver a joint statement from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 30, 2017.
VOA: South Korean President Criticized for ‘Lax Attitude’ on Nuclear Threat
SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has reacted with quiet restraint to increasing talk of conflict over the rapidly advancing North Korean nuclear threat, and in particular over U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks threatening an overwhelming military response.
The North Korean People's Army Thursday released more detailed plans for a missile strike near the Pacific territory of Guam.
According to the state news agency KCNA, North Korea is planning to fire four intermediate-range missiles over Japan to land 30-40 kilometers (19-25 miles) from the U.S. territory of Guam, located in the Pacific Ocean 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) southeast of the Korean Peninsula.
The army plan, that will be presented to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by mid-August, is different than past threats against the United States in that it outlines a very specific missile test operation.
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WNU Editor: I know a lot of South Koreans, none of them are talking like this .... 'I'm scared Trump might push him to start a war' - South Koreans warn against provoking Kim Jong-un (The Telegraph), or like this .... People in South Korea react to Trump rhetoric (AFP-Video). Most want to send a message back to North Korea like this one .... US-South Korean war games provide trigger that could further inflame Pyongyang (CNBC).
More News On South Korea's Reaction To The Current Crisis With North Korea
South Korea urges North to stop 'threatening words' -- USA Today
Seoul Urges Pyongyang to 'Immediately' Stop Sabre-Rattling as Tensions Simmer -- Sputnik
South Korea to US: Welcome to our world -- CNN
In South Korea we’re scared but we’ve normalised the fear -- Haeryun Kang, The Guardian
3 comments:
We do not even have an ambassador in South Korea!
Where is the South Korean leadership as this all goes on? That is an interesting question that I do not "know" the answer but have been wondering about.
I suspect and have long suspected that they are behind the scenes calling the shots and essentially giving the US orders on how to respond. In other words, the so called rhetoric by team Trump that has many in the media in a wad would not have been issues without being cleared first by the South Korean leadership.
By operating this way, if things should go wrong and provided South Korea is not attacked the Americans, specifically the Trump Administration can take the blame. If things go well, credit is taken jointly with as little credit as possible being assigned to the US and especially the Trump Administration. They think, as I do, that this is going to end in a whimper not a bang and South Korea will not be attacked. If they and I are right, there is no harm in this approach.
Time permitting I will read the links. The one that says "I'm scared Trump might push him to start a war" is classic in its utter stupidity. Kim is not going to "start a war" because of anything Trump says or does not say. If he wants to go to war, he will do so at a time and place that suits him. Neither he nor anyone else is particularly worried about anything Trump says. He simply isn't that important.
Dictators are strong from our weakness: we have to be strong.
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