Outside of Trump's interest, 'North Korea's nuclear weapons'...Kim Jong-un, are you looking at him for a reason? [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Yoon Jae-hee, Anchor Baek Jong-gyu
■ Starring: Bong Young-sik, Guest Professor at Yonsei University

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◇Anchor> Many predicted that North Korea would provoke after the U.S. presidential election.There was a degree of radio disturbance. There is no major provocation yet, so what do you think? Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also a little wary of Trump's position on North Korea?

◆ Bong Young-sik> I would have been quiet even if I was General Secretary Kim Jong-un. Because if there is a seventh nuclear test or a large-scale provocation here, Trump has to express his position to some extent. Why would General Secretary Kim Jong-un, who wants to maintain a good relationship with Trump, do something that could be a burden to Trump? And even if it conducts its seventh nuclear test, isn't the main agenda of Trump's security diplomacy two wars? Russia and Ukraine wars, Israel and Hamas wars. Even if North Korea provokes here, there is no possibility that it will shake up the U.S. politics and turn the Trump administration's attention to resolving the North Korean nuclear weapons problem rather than ending the two wars early. Then I don't have that many strategic cards. I use it recklessly according to this? Rather, it would be wiser to wait for the election of the Trump administration and then respond appropriately to it. In particular, from the perspective of North Korea, we have now sent large-scale troops to Russia. If so, wouldn't the actions the U.S. will take against North Korea be affected not only by this North Korean nuclear issue but also by how the war in Ukraine will end up in the future? Then, what military and financial support the U.S. government will provide to Ukraine in the future, if the Trump administration has not been launched yet. It's not clear how to put pressure on Russia's Putin government to pursue an early end to the war in Ukraine, but North Korea acts provocative here? If so, waiting is the most reasonable option for the Kim Jong-un government because North Korea's strategic position is likely to be strengthened rather than strengthened, such as rejection or negative views toward North Korea.

◇Anchor> In the midst of this, Chairman Kim Jong-un's on-site guidance in the area developing self-destructive drones was revealed. How should I interpret this?

◆ Bong Young-sik> While we wait and do what we can, we should continue our efforts to advance direct negotiations with the United States and pressure the South. I don't know when I'll take the exam, but if it's almost certain to take the exam, shouldn't I study the previous questions in several subjects? You can't just waste your time. So, if we emphasize something like this, it can be used as a message of pressure on South Korea and can confirm the positive foundation in the export of military supplies, which has helped revive the North Korean economy.



Excerpted from the conversation: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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