U.S., allies clash with China and Russia over N Korea's launches and threats to use nukes

North Korea had no reason to be allowed nukes but developed them anyways. Complaints about South Korea and Japan having them will be filed in the proper recepticle accordingly.

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva countered that “one of the key catalysts for the growing tensions in the region has been and remains the build-up of military activity by the U.S. and its allies.”

I guess we will not be seeing any more provocative exercises by Russia across Eastern Europe then.

All sovereign nations are equal. If the US and the other permanent members of the UN Security Council have the right to possess nuclear weapons, why deny North Korea’s?

Since the beginning of 2022, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – the North’s official name – has launched over 100 missiles using this banned technology as it has advanced its nuclear weapons program. In response, the U.S. and its allies have carried out an increasing number of military exercises.

Good for North Korea. Never allow anyone to tell you how to defend your country?

Where are Japan's nuclear weapons?

China obtained nuclear ability in 1971. The Philippines can’t even have a nuclear power station.

All sovereign nations are equal. If the US and the other permanent members of the UN Security Council have the right to possess nuclear weapons, why deny North Korea’s?

Because NK continues to threaten its neighbours, fires rockets over them, kidnaps foreign citizens, has an insanely murderous dictatorial leadership that openly wishes to use nuclear weapons to destroy other countries and them having such weapons would escalate tensions immeasurably in the region.

Use or lose them,put up or shut up

MeiyouwentiJune 1 06:35 pm JST

All sovereign nations are equal. If the US and the other permanent members of the UN Security Council have the right to possess nuclear weapons, why deny North Korea’s?

Yes, why not send nukes to Hamas and Hezbollah. Nothing will go wrong, right?

The situation on the Korean peninsula remains tense and no closer to a peaceful resolution. Both sides determinded to achieve their own opposing goals. While I believe every nation should have the same rights to have sattellites, and if able, to launch them themselves, the fact remains that DPRK is the one that constantly makes threats to attack others, while nobody threatens them in anything approaching a similar fashion.

The missile tests are a right, as is development of military forces, enjoyed by all sovereign nations and as much as I support the UN attempts to ensure a peaceful world, the mechanisims are weighted in favor of five permanent members of the security council, placing their positions and agendas above all others. Some of these five nations frequenty abuse their power to protect themselves or close allies from actions that would otherwise force a change in their behaviour. Examples being US protecting Israel over the war in Gaza, Russia protecting its invasion of another UN member, and China protecting DPRK from further sanctions or from UNSC statements of condemnation.

Nothing seems likely to change in the current climate of mistrust on both sides. This helps nobody in the end but puts all in danger.

Most nations do not oppress their citizens to the extent DPRK does, and when they offer threats those receiving those threats have an obligation to take them seriously and take measures to make themselves safe againt them. But I do not recognise any right for the UN to remove sovereign rights or equality from any sovereign nation or UN member.

I dont know where to go from here, but talking in good faith and refraining from making threats of violence, war or sanctions would seem like a sensible beginning. All should be willing to talk, and until that simple objective can be accomplished, nothing bigger can be achieved. Violence will remain an ever present danger for all sides.

War can not be allowed to look like the only solution, or the average citizens of the world will as always face the greatest danger and hardship.

Every country is sovereign..

If "good old US" has satellites and missiles, why don't other countries that think differently???..

Once again the geopolitical tantrums of "good old US"..

The biggest world decadent drama queen, LOL..

For starters, although North Korea is a member of the United Nations, only a few countries recognize it as a nation. To the United States, France, Japan, South Korea and other countries, it is nothing more than a terrorist organization. There is no way that an organization that is not a nation can be granted rights.

If a terrorist organization is developing nuclear weapons, it is only natural that it would be sanctioned by the United Nations.

Apart from that, should an organization that is engaged in large-scale cybercrime, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, kidnapping and other crimes be recognized as a nation?

TokyoLivingToday 04:01 am JST

Every country is sovereign..

If "good old US" has satellites and missiles, why don't other countries that think differently???..

Once again the geopolitical tantrums of "good old US"..

The biggest world decadent drama queen, LOL..

Even Putin and Xi know their time on this earth would be limited if everyone had nukes.

Russia and China cannot control North Korea, the US needs to understand this fact.

North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons 

Thw above is worrying enough because North Korea is led by a dynasty that has long shown its recklessness, and is made more worrying given the country's ties to warmongering Russia, currently aiding one of Russia's wars,, and expansionist China, i.e. the two countries that helped create the North Korean regime, and that have backed them since.

Samit BasuToday 06:26 am JST

Russia and China cannot control North Korea, the US needs to understand this fact.

They could return it to being sanctioned to oblivion, though, without much loss of face.

U.S. envoy Wood retorted that “the United States is in no way a threat to the DPRK,” stressing that the U.S. offer to reach out “an open hand” and hold talks

What a load of BS !

Trump was more successful in having dialogue with the DPRK

As ridiculous as that sounds it's actually correct

Russia and China cannot control North Korea, the US needs to understand this fact.

That's not entirely true

North Korea cannot be as adamant as they are without the support of China and Russia.

They are allies

Because NK continues to threaten its neighbours, fires rockets over them, kidnaps foreign citizens, has an insanely murderous dictatorial leadership that openly wishes to use nuclear weapons to destroy other countries and them having such weapons would escalate tensions immeasurably in the region.

Everything that you just said also applies to Russia and West Taiwan, yet no one objects to their involvement in groups like the U.N..

To the United States, France, Japan, South Korea and other countries, it is nothing more than a terrorist organization. There is no way that an organization that is not a nation can be granted rights.

DPRK may in the opinion of some people, be nothing more than a terrorist organization, but it is hardly the only nation to be viewed in such a way, especially with the conflicts going on in the world today. As much as it may disgust those people, NK is a country, a member of the UN, and a sovereign state that requires nobody to "grant rights" to it.

Peter14Today 05:00 pm JST

As much as it may disgust those people, NK is a country, a member of the UN, and a sovereign state that requires nobody to "grant rights" to it.

But those rights don't include violating the NPT or Security Council resolutions.

Agent_NeoJune 2  05:20 am JST

For starters, although North Korea is a member of the United Nations, only a few countries recognize it as a nation. 

North Korea (DPRK) withdrew it's membership from the United Nations in 1993. At present it is neither a UN Member nor Observer.