U.S., South
Korea to Incite Unrest in North Korea (The Daily North Korea,
South Korea)
"Among the many elements of a South Korea-U.S. policy targeting North Korea, it is likely that strengthening those promoting internal discord will be one. ... We must demonstrate the capacity to aggravate the North's internal political difficulties by better enabling the North Korean people to make contact with the outside ... If this succeeds, Pyongyang will retaliate by stepping up its provocations against us - so South Korea must prepare."
-- Park Hyung-jung, researcher with the Korea Institute for
National Unification
Would more contact and knowledge of the outside world incite these men to rise up against the Kim Jong-un regime? Washington and Seoul may soon be testing the waters - if they aren't already.
South Korea-U.S. policy toward North Korea could potentially
entail aggravating discord within the country, claimed Park Hyung-jung,
a researcher with the Korea Institute for
National Unification. But Park warns that such a policy demands great
caution.
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, at an event focused on countering the
North Korea nuclear threat, Park said, "Among the many elements of a South
Korea-U.S. policy targeting North Korea, it is extremely strengthening those
promoting internal discord will be one."
"We must
demonstrate the capacity to aggravate the North's internal political
difficulties by better enabling the North Korean people to make contact with
the outside," he went on. And he cautioned, "If this succeeds, Pyongyang
will retaliate by stepping up its provocations against us, so South
Korea must prepare."
At the same event, Hong Hyun-ik of
the Sejong
Institute emphasized that South Korea must ensure it maintains the military
capacity to effectively attack North Korea.
"To enhance South Korea's ability to attack the North, we
should quickly deploy missiles with a range of 800km, expand our stock of high-caliber
munitions like bunker buster bombs, and improve the quality of our weapons
guidance systems," Hong said.
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"We must be prepared to target the Kim Jong-un family itself, which is regarded as the nation's
most prominent, and ensure that the North Korean leadership recognizes our preparedness
to act."
