US officials today said they were “cautiously optimistic” about the talks with North Korea earlier this week in New York, but insisted that further talks required the North to immediately commit to full nuclear disarmament.
The comments come just two days after North Korean officials urged the US to accept a peace deal ending the 61-year-old Korean War. Those officials said that the path toward nuclear disarament would move forward much more easily in the absence of a war.
And this is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the US comments today, more than what was actually said. US officials did not address the peace offer even in passing, instead focusing on demands as conditions for new talks.
Though this suggests the peace deal won’t be accepted, it was at the very least not angrily and publicly rejected outright, as the Obama Administration did last year in January.
Of course they do. Then the US government can invade them too.
But its perfectly okay for America to have all the nuclear weapons it wants…..
Why not lead by example, Mr President? Why not show the world how committed the US is to nuclear disarmament by very publicly destroying our own stockpile of nuclear weapons and weapons-grade materials and inviting observers from ALL nations to observe and verify? Why not declare the US a nuclear weapons-free zone and invite other nations to do the same?
No? Then stfu and quit dishonoring the United States with your hypocrisy.
Kemosabe, he say 'White man speak with forked tongue!'
The North Koreans observed that Gaddafi's error was following through on his promise to destroy his WMD — in order to have better relations with the West.
The State Department apparently uses the same handbook on negotiating that the FBI uses for negotiating for hostages. "We need a sign of good faith, so why don't you give up all your trump cards and then we can negotiate. We'll keep all our forces in position against you, regardless of what you do, of course."
Never happened…..
China will not accept That….And N Korea will repell any attempt to STOP THEM..Trust me
Before N Korea gives in,The SOUTH WILL BE NO LONGER
North Korea demands US go screw itself… oh, wait…
Koreans do not speak about North or south ….only one, Korea.
The US has a better chance of being an country that tella the truth and stop invafding countrys without nukes to repel a American invation.I'm Canadian and trust America so littel we need to build many nukes incase they get an idea to steal are country with its natural resorces.We can build nukes faster than any country that is not a nucular power already.We supply the US with there urainium withch they need to build nukes.We would be a nucular power in months within 2 if we are not like Israe and alreadt have them.I don't like WMDs but its a big reason nucular powers don't get invaded.Of course countrys want them not for agression for protection.The last thing America and Israel want is countrys with weapons to prevent an illegal invasion.