Unga: nuclear concerns in North Korea are quietly looming the United Nations in New York

While the War of Israel in Gaza and the Russian War in Ukraine dominates the headlines of the United Nations General Assembly (Unga), silent but urgent concerns concerning North Korea and its nuclear program are discussed behind closed doors.

This is a problem that is “fully mentioned”, according to a senior official of the State Department. It was a particular concern in the meetings of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts and at the recent meeting of President Donald Trump with the South Korean president Lee Jae-Myung.

And while the conduct of two Trump-Kim summits dominated the president’s first mandate, no meeting of this type is on the books for his second term, according to the official. Trump will go to South Korea in October, but he currently does not intend to stop in the demilitarized area (DMZ) to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“Our policy remains a complete denuclearization of North Korea,” said the official. Kim said it was only open to talks if the United States abandoned the demand for denuclearization.

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While the War of Israel in Gaza and the Russian War in Ukraine dominates the headlines of Unga, silent but urgent concerns concerning North Korea and its nuclear program are discussed behind closed doors. (Korean Central News Agency / Korea of ​​news via AP)

“If the United States abandons the absurd obsession to denucleize us and accept reality, and wants a real peaceful coexistence, there is no reason why we do not sit with the United States,” said Kim, quoted by the KCNA state news agency.

Trump also reported an intention to sit with Russian and Chinese leaders to conclude an agreement on reducing nuclear weapons arsenals. This is an absolute priority for the administration, according to the manager, but the ball is in the Chinese court to start being honest about its nuclear arsenal.

“The first thing that should happen is that the Chinese recognize and are more transparent about his own programs, in order to understand which direction in the discussion, what objectives, could be obtained.”

The Ministry of Defense assessed that China has around 600 nuclear warheads in mid-2014, but quickly increases its supplies and can have more than 1,000 by 2030.

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North Korean chief Kim Jong a meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Alexander Kazakov, Spoutnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Open Source estimates place the Arsenal of North Korea at around 50 warheads, with fissile equipment for 70 to 90 warheads in total.

The official also confirmed that the exams of the Aukus submarine pact (Australia-United Kingdom-US) are underway in all partner governments, with expected updates this fall. These talks, as well as the summits of October, President Trump plans to attend in Asia, should set the tone for the next phase of American engagement in the region.

North Korea leads rocket exercises that simulate a nuclear attack. ((Korea Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP))

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North Korea showing no sign of return to talks and in China on transparency, American officials say that the administration is based on allies and doubles deterrence.