In South Korea again today to “warn” North Korea against launching a missile test, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that North Korea is not, and will never be, officially recognized as a “nuclear power.”
“We are all united in the fact that North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power,” Kerry added. Since North Korea has conducted multiple successful nuclear test explosions, one would figure that ship had already sailed.
Not from the Obama Administration’s perspective however, and indeed the determination to “never accept” North Korea’s capabilities is leading them to disavow a DIA report from yesterday that North Korea “probably” has nuclear warhead capability already.
“We do not operate under the assumption that they have that fully tested, available capacity,” Kerry said, though whether this is their actual estimate or simply part of the “not accepting” thing is unclear.
This is just a retarded attempt to try to maintain some rhetorical consistency between their N Korea and Iran nuke policies. Rogue states can never officially go nuclear because then the government, having rhetorically painted itself into a corner with it's bellicose statements in regards to Iran, has the obligation to act with force, which is something they definitely don't want to do in the case of N. Korea, because they know they really do have nukes. Ironically, they don't have to worry about this with Iran because though they blather to the contrary, they know Iran doesn't have nukes and isn't going Nuclear anytime soon. Really, who cares if either country has nukes – they're not going to use them and even if they did, they wouldn't use them on the U.S. But this is what happens when you allow the neocons(read Israelis) to run your country.
Kerry should piss off.
The racist imperialist thug thinks only people like him and their countries have the right to be a nuclear power.
He can be sure that N. Korea cannot accept US being a nuclear power.
are the usa and china fighting over korea?
Why is that ahole? We accepted china Russia AND DEMON WARMONGER IS RA HELL—HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT?
Isn't the idea behind a nuke mainly that it will keep the USA from invading and occupying your country.
The U.S. cannot allow a 'fatuous grandstanding gap' with North Korea…
Kerry just ought for making yet another war.
Hmmm…I would think that IF one has a nuke (or 2 or 3) that one might be considered a nuke power…but that's just a thought. One doesn't have to be able to put it on a missile to use it. And if the US policy-makers keep prodding the young-Un he might just do that. Fools…then again, without a missile, the US mainland is relatively safe but can't say the same for Japanese or South Korean interests – perhaps that's just the cost of doing business with the US…
kerry is not in vietnam chasing down some kid to murder who was hiding behind a shed who dared to fight illegal soldiers in his country…
South Koreans are mighty cheap – to think their economy is 40 times that of the North, yet Uncle Sucker still has to foot the bill for their security – what a racket. I guess this is yet another country who can afford generous social programs thanks to generous American taxpayers support of military cover…reminds me of Israel
Isn't this the guy who threw his medals away to protest the Viet Nam war? He sounds like an early McNamara now.
I suppose the US is going to go down the same self denial strategy as it has with the Israelies and Nuclear Weapons! That is the fingers in the ears and the singing loudly of la la la la laaaaaaaaaaaaa on a continuos basis!
too late dumba**
Go nuke them johnny boy.
After the recent escalation in its rhetoric, the NK may have exhausted all the tricks it has in its bullying tactics.
It seems it is likely to face a situation where it would lose face when it is ignored by all others.
The international community should not resume or even consider to resume any talks with NK until it backs down by itself totally and completely.
China should reduce its trade and particularly aid with NK each time the NK plays bully, to make NK’s life more difficulty to send signals that its wayward bully will not work in its own interests but only the contrary.