July 2017 - The people of North Korea, along with their leader, Kim Jong-un, feel threatened by the annual US-South Korean “attack” and ”decapitation” exercises against their country. North Korea’s deterrence policy is to build nuclear missiles capable of hitting the US—which it may have in a few years. Since its missiles are kept safe inside various mountains, they are invulnerable to anything but a major war. South Korea and Japan oppose any US attack on North Korea, because they fear the catastrophic consequences on their populations, which are in North Korea’s conventional and nuclear range.
South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, recently said that a freeze in North Korean weapons testing could be a way station to a second phase of talks that would “achieve the complete dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear program.”
The following day, North Korea’s Ambassador to India, Kye Chun-yong, said his country is willing to consider a moratorium on nuclear and ballistic missile tests if the US and South Korea stopped their annual joint military exercises. He concluded, “Let’s talk about how to solve the Korean issue peacefully.”
Take Action: Contact US Sec. of State Tillerson, at this most critical (and opportune) moment, when both North and South Korea are calling for a peaceful solution. Urge him to start negotiations based on N. Korea’s offer to FREEZE nuclear and missile testing if we halt the US-South Korean attack exercises. This would give us time BEFORE their missiles are able to reach the West Coast of the US, and provide a first step towards a verifiable, complete dismantling of North Korea’s weapon program. This is truly an opportunity!
Contact Info for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson:
Web: https://register.state.gov/contactus/contactusform
Tel: 202-647-9572
Mail: Rex Tillerson, US Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20520
Multiply this Message: Use this information to write a letter to the editor about this important & timely issue. This is a powerful way to educate and mobilize others—our job in the coming years
Photo: Lois Barber, Klamath River/Pacific Ocean
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