President will consult allies before responding to North Korean missile tests

[Boats]

President will consult allies before responding to North Korean missile tests
By: Abraham Mahshie - Defense Repoters & Washington Examamner News: 03-25-21
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Question: Will the fat-man press his luck?

President Joe Biden said Thursday he has been in consultation with allies and partners following two missile tests by North Korea, the most recent testing intermediate ballistic missiles in violation of a United Nations resolution.

Until just days ago, North Korea had refrained from missile tests in the first two months of the Biden administration but also ignored overtures to hold diplomatic meetings. Former President Donald Trump began his tenure by matching the fiery rhetoric of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un but then turned to direct diplomacy with the leader, meeting him for two summits and even crossing the demilitarized zone together for a photo-op.

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The latest provocations by the North come before Biden’s team has completed a policy review but after both Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken made visits to Japan and South Korea last week, and Biden approved the resumption of military exercises between the United States and South Korea.

“We’re consulting with our allies and partners,” Biden said in his first news conference as president. “There will be responses if they choose to escalate. We will respond accordingly.”

Biden said he was also preparing for “some form of diplomacy” but that such diplomacy be conditioned on “the end result of denuclearization.”

“That’s what we’re doing right now, consulting with our allies,” Biden repeated before answering that he agreed with the position of former President Barack Obama that North Korea was the single most dangerous security challenge he faced.

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Personal note: The Fat-Man is pressing his luck - and China & Russia are watching.
I don't think they want to jump in with NK. They will watch and wait - to see what the final outcome is. Both really don't want to get into an all out exchange - as they know the cost of such a considerations - will result in a world wide disaster - and their countries will suffer undo damage to recent upgrades of their infrastructure and the loss of life. It's bad enough to know that this is the only outcome. War's of this type have no winner's!
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