[imText1]Claims have suggested that attempts by international societies to obstruct North Korea\u2019s nuclear development plan have acted as a stumbling block to the South Korean governments\u2019 policy toward North Korea. <\/p>\n
Mark Fitzpatrick, senior researcher of Britain\u2019s International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) revealed in an interview with \u2018Voice of America, VOA\u2019 on the 13th that, \u201cU.S. policy to financially oppress North Korea is not showing any real effect because of South Korea\u2019s investments and commerce with North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, he claimed \u201cIn regard to North Korea, China also has the same role as South Korea\u201d and that \u201cU.S. allies need to collaborate closely to solve North Korea\u2019s nuclear problem and make it inactive.\u201d<\/p>\n
In regard to the most recent indications of Korea-U.S. disagreements, he pointed out that \u201cIt is because each have different understandings of the North Korean threat\u201d and that \u201cthough the negotiations of U.S. Armed Forces soft strategy and negotiations of Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement is establishing a strong ally relationship, it is concerning that there is disagreement on tackling North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior researcher Fitzpatrick recently published a report entitled the \u20182006 Equilibrium of Military Strength\u2019, which denoted North Korea, together with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan as serious threats which could give rise to international crises.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNorth Korea\u2019s military strength, focusing on stationing the area of the Truce-Line \u2026 Seoul in great danger\u201d<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n The reasons he viewed North Korea as a possible instigator of international crises were \u25b2 North Korea\u2019s large scale military strength \u25b2 The fact that North Korea is using all its might to advance its nuclear bombs, and ballistic missiles \u25b2 They are unyielding to international affairs and take a pro-war stance. <\/p>\n Senior researcher Fitzpatrick premises that \u201cSouth Korea is superior in economic development and technology, and compared to North Korea is dominant in every fighting power\u201d however warned that \u201cAs North Korea is focusing its military strength on stationing the area of the Truce-Line, Seoul could well be hit.\u201d<\/p>\n As for North Korea possessing a nuclear bomb at this present state \u201cIf you look at data assessed by intelligence agencies of various countries throughout the world, there is no margin to even suspect North Korea possesses a nuclear bomb\u201d and revealed that \u201cOur research institute believes North Korea is in possession of about 5~11 bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n Furthermore \u201cNorth Korea is waiting until the Bush Administration ends its term and leaves office\u201d and analyzes that \u201cThe six-party talks to discuss the nuclear problem were deferred at the last presidential election, a delay strategy with the sole aim of waiting until the election was over.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [imText1]Claims have suggested that attempts by international societies to obstruct North Korea\u2019s nuclear development plan have acted as a stumbling block to the South Korean governments\u2019 policy toward North Korea. Mark Fitzpatrick, senior researcher of Britain\u2019s International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) revealed in an interview with \u2018Voice of America, VOA\u2019 on the 13th that, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n