[Prayer] North Korea New Year’s address: A declaration of nuclear-weapon state
In the New Year’s address, Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness to “not manufacture, use or transfer nuclear weapons.” Many experts commented that North Korea once again emphasized its position as a nuclear-weapon state, which means North Korea tried to process the denuclearization verification without actual inspection. In addition, it can be interpreted as meaning not to give up the nuclear weapons, which is a declaration far from “complete denuclearization”. There is an explanation that the intention is to follow the precedent of Pakistan, which has been recognized as a nuclear-weapon state without joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Thae Yong-ho, a former North Korean diplomat, said, “North Korea is still in the position of holding its nuclear weapons until the end.” “If the US insisted on the nuclear disarmament talks again this year, there will be no improvement in both inter-Korean and US-North Korea relationship “He added.
Prayer is needed for the Gospel Reunification to take place in the Korean Peninsula as we look to God who will give us the ultimate victory regardless of what Kim Jong Un said.
“Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.”
Psalm 7:15-16
