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The intelligence community remains concerned that Russia could resort to the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and that North Korea is maneuvering to win acceptance as a nuclear- weapons state.
Washington still views negotiations as the only viable path to peace on the Korean peninsula but assesses that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is intent on aligning more closely with Russia and China.
But the Biden administration sees no immediate threat of a North Korean attack.
Rebuilding diplomacy with North Korea is necessary to reduce the risks of nuclear conflict.
The two Koreas are mired in an intense security dilemma, which could cause future crises between them to spiral quickly into a possible, large-scale war.
By all indications, this rising threat has been lost on the international community with global leaders appearing numb to the festering crisis.
The tenuous relationship between North and South Korea deteriorated further after Pyongyang’s illegal launch of a satellite in November.
Top defense officials from 18 countries condemned North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and pledged to respond to any attack that threatens South Korea.
It is the first time that Washington had accused Pyongyang of such large-scale assistance to Moscow.
The North Korean and Russian leaders called for stronger cooperation during a meeting that had a heavy focus on military issues.
Nongovernmental leaders in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, as well as high-level former government officials, scientists, and downwinders are calling on governments take urgent action to counter growing threats to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the de facto global nuclear test moratorium.
In a rare appearance at the UN Security Council, North Korea’s ambassador accused the United States of pushing the region to the “brink of nuclear war.”
North Korea violated UN Security Council resolutions when it tried to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite, but the Council declined to take any action.
Nuclear physicist Siegfried S. Hecker argues that there were at least six hinge points in the last 20 years when outcomes with North Korea could have been vastly different if different choices had been made.
North Korea said it will take decisive action in response to the decision by the United States and South Korea to enhance their nuclear deterrence consultations.