Kim Jong-in: "If North Korea Does Not Give Up Nuclear Weapons, We Must Reconsider Nuclear Armament"

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[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, stated, "If North Korea absolutely refuses to give up its nuclear weapons and insists on keeping them until the end, we need to reconsider the possibility of nuclear armament ourselves."

At a luncheon meeting hosted by the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club on the 24th, Chairman Kim responded to a reporter's question by saying, "As long as North Korea does not cooperate with denuclearization and continues to maintain its nuclear weapons, we cannot help but think about how to respond to North Korea," expressing this view.

Regarding some conservatives advocating for nuclear armament, he said, "It is true that some conservative forces demand that if North Korea's denuclearization is not achieved, we should consider nuclear armament. There is a way, as in the past, to live under the U.S. nuclear umbrella and station nuclear weapons in South Korea under a strong Korea-U.S. alliance. If that is impossible, then if North Korea absolutely refuses to give up its nuclear weapons and insists on keeping them until the end, I think we need to reconsider nuclear armament ourselves."

On the topic of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), Chairman Kim emphasized, "Because our health insurance system, Korean health insurance facilities, and medical standards are relatively high, we have been relatively successful in COVID-19 prevention so far," and added, "As long as we continue to maintain the quarantine system and keep paying attention to healthcare, we can overcome the COVID-19 crisis."

Regarding the aging issue among conservatives, he replied, "We are making continuous efforts to attract new generations as supporters of the People Power Party in line with changes in the national demographic structure."

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