Top former North Korean diplomat says he defected for the future of his teenage daughter

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'The US can't back down from denuclearization and Kim Jong Un cannot denuclearize.' North Korea's former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal.

In his first interview since defecting to the South more than a year ago, Ryu Hyeon-woo told CNN that"North Korea's nuclear power is directly linked to the stability of the regime" -- and Kim likely believes nuclear weapons are key to his survival.Ryu also said previous US administrations had boxed themselves into a corner by demanding denuclearization up front in negotiations with the totalitarian state.

How US policy toward North Korea may change under Biden 02:20Defection from North Korea comes at a monumental cost, with defectors having to instantly sever ties from all family left in their home nation.The regime often punishes nuclear and extended families of defectors to deter people from leaving, Ryu said -- especially diplomats. Those posted abroad are often forced to leave a child at home as a hostage, ensuring their parents do not defect.

 

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Kim may have a moral argument now, we had in unstable President in the White House with the nuclear codes , and a republicans party not to be trusted. Rioters trying to take over the government for a dictator of a president.. We have a lot of cleaning up to do, then we can talk.

Did he make his 1st communion?

By the look of him, he will explode before his bombs do.

Wow, I thought Trump solved that problem. “Promises kept” and all that bullshit. LincolnFresno

Has Grenada taught us nothing? You have to fire-and-fury these pipsqueak countries before they get nukes. Now we have to announce what wonderful mutually beneficial relationship our two countries have always had.

He will now knowing Biden don’t have the balls to do anything. Trump had rocket man in line. Let’s see what happens now.

Biden is already losing with North Korea leas than a month in office

Why doesn’t Biden just ask nicely?

Tell me something I don't already know.

I mean if America has nukes the most dangerous country in the world then why shouldn't North Korea Korea have... I mean south Korea is already under American occupation so it makes sense to have some safety measures against American aggression...

He should loose some weight too.

Another Cold War around the corner, Mexican standoff. Don’t blink Biden.

Why should the United States let others give up nuclear weapons? Let the U.S. invade North Korea again? It is recommended that the United States pee and take pictures of its ugly face

America only picks on nations without nuclear weapons. Why on earth would he ever consider getting rid of his nukes? Lol

To get rid of this dictator(with emphasis on the first syllable), America should just buy him a lifetime supply of Omaha Steaks gift cards. He'd be gone within a year.

Kim Jong Un Ver.3

Of course he won’t; even if he does, he won’t.

KimJongUn33 NorthKoreaDPRK SUPREME LEADER KIM JONG UN, MANY AMERICANS TRUST U MORE THAN 'LYIN' CHEATIN' BIDEN'. KEEP UP THE PRESSURE. U HAVE NO IDEA HOW BAD JoeBiden & TheDemocrats HAVE ABUSED CITIZENS IN THIS COUNTRY. YES W/ AN S. UN SpeakerPelosi VP Sec_of_State GOP

Don’t worry I’ll be shooting down the ordinance for in between starting brush fires in California.

oh fuck

He doesn't have one. All he wants to do is go to space.

Is he still alive

No shit, eh

Isn’t he dead?

DOUBLE EDGE SWORD.. WHERE is TRUMP WHEN YOU NEED HIM.. I mean BI-DEN

Looks like a test missile flew right over the top of his head, flattening his hair.

How do you tell someone else to NOT have nuclear weapons!! Trying to save face after you were the country that used it on innocent people as well as fire bombing! Karma is a bih

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