No shit they'll say that
No country is gonna tell the truth if it makes them look weak
Naturally. This is probably a result of Trump's masturbatory, self-congratulatory rhetoric where he claimed all the credit for NK's capitulation.
Yeah it was either them fucking up royally with their nuclear program, or China did it.
inclined it's China's boot that got them into it, mixed with the rewards they'd get for doing so.
I'm very optimistic, but you can't help but remain cynical to the purpose behind the whole thing...
Well I suppose he isn't wrong its not directly because of US led sanctions. I'm pretty sure it's because of their nuclear testing grounds collapsing. He's telling the truth but not the whole story as that's more laughable.
Its a symptom of changing times as well I'd imagine, coal was a major industry that NK provided on the cheap. But coal is being phased out in China and other countries, so they need new exports and industries to replace it.
They don't need to test nukes anymore combined with China telling them to cool their shit because they have their own ambitions in the region, combined further with this being just a repeat of North Korean geopolitical maneuvering. I don't know how effective the sanctions were in this specific case but that's beside the point; North Korea is saying this for a calculated reason.
It feels like people are really making huge stretches over the neforiousness of the norks rationale for their current actions but honestly it seems pretty cut and dry that right now was the best time for them to pursue peaceful talks in leiu of all the chaos in the traditionally 'stable' Western world.
Its an easy move that's a very good look for them and allows the discussions to be primarily north/south based rather than American controlled.
The really went for the nukes but obviously all their plans fell through and they've chosen the next best possible outcome tbh
Yeah I think their main nuclear site imploded or something and must have set them back years and they've accepted they can't keep doing it by themselves anymore. China is also probably sick of their shit and no longer inclined to help them out as much as they have before.
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