Yet, across administrations, Washington failed to prevent Pyongyang from advancing its illicit nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, the United States and South Korea have successfully deterred North Korea and prevented a full resumption of hostilities.
national security interests, and open a pathway to curb North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. This policy approach could reduce the chances of unintended conflict, protect U.S. efforts to reassure allies of America’s commitment to their security and to smart deterrence of North Korea and concrete steps to isolate North Korea from the global economy. To prevent war and get back to diplomacy aimed at addressing North Korea’s threats, the United States needs a more responsible approach: aggressive diplomacy with a strong team active U.S. Yet the United States has deterred and contained North Korea for decades, preventing another devastating war on the peninsula. The country has made rapid progress on nuclear weapons that it deems critical to its survival. There are no perfect solutions to the challenge North Korea poses. This dynamic is both dangerous and counterproductive it increases the risk of miscalculation on the Korean Peninsula and squanders an opportunity to press North Korea back into a diplomatic process. Unfortunately, President Donald Trump is bucking this international consensus with his reckless and contradictory statements. Security Council resolutions has rallied the world against him.
national security and the security of U.S. Kim Jong Un’s reckless and illegal nuclear and missile programs pose a serious and growing threat to U.S.