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| Identifier: | 05TAIPEI578 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05TAIPEI578 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei |
| Created: | 2005-02-15 23:30:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW Foreign Policy |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS TAIPEI 000578 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/RSP/TC, EAP/PA, EAP/PD - ROBERT PALLADINO DEPARTMENT PASS AIT/WASHINGTON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPRC, KMDR, KPAO, TW, Foreign Policy SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA \"`Axis of Evil\' Defying U.S. on Nuclear Proliferation\" The conservative, pro-unification, English-language \"China Post\" said in an editorial (2/15): \"North Korea is now the world\'s No. 8 nuclear power, if its claim is true. This poses a direct challenge to U.S. President W. Bush, who has pledged to confront tyrannical regimes that promoted terror and pursued the development of weapons of mass destruction. . \"By heightening the stakes, Pyongyang appears to be gambling that Washington and its allies will ultimately accept the idea of a nuclear North Korea. \"So far, brinkmanship has worked well for the North Koreas. Since the crisis erupted in 2002, Pyongyang has carefully crossed U.S. red lines, with little apparent consequence. . \"Regional resistance to a military strike against the North has mounted in the past year - and to many in the region, the idea of a nuclear North Korea is simply not as shocking as it once was. . \"America has little appetite for making concessions to North Korea. If the talks do not resume, the Bush administration could face a tough struggle to get the issue before the U.N. Security Council, where China holds a veto.\" PAAL
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