Song Young-gil "Nuclear ICBM Could Become a Reality... Immediate North Korea-US Dialogue Needed"

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, urged North Korea-US dialogue, saying, "If North Korea's nuclear issue is left unattended, a 'nuclear ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile)' capable of attacking the US mainland could become a reality."

On the 9th, Song posted on Facebook an article titled "The race against time between the Soviet Union's entry into the war against Japan and the Nagasaki atomic bombing on August 9, 1945."

He explained, "Today is the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki," adding, "Japan's decision to surrender was not only because of the atomic bomb. The Soviet entry into the war was more frightening. If the Soviet Union had divided and occupied the Japanese archipelago with the US military like Germany, the Emperor system would not have been maintained, and Hirohito would have been arrested as a war criminal and stood trial at the war crimes tribunal."

He continued, "Japan was a terrifying totalitarian society that valued protecting the Emperor more than the lives of hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens," and said, "I sincerely hope that nuclear weapons will never again be used in reality for humanity. The international community must make greater efforts for a world without nuclear weapons and nuclear war."

He emphasized the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) system. Song said, "Although the NPT system is unequal, it has functioned effectively in preventing nuclear proliferation to a considerable extent," and added, "For the NPT system to be maintained further, the North Korean nuclear issue must be resolved. If North Korea's nuclear issue is left unattended, a 'nuclear ICBM' capable of attacking the US mainland could become a reality."

He stressed, "The US can no longer neglect the North Korean nuclear issue. Immediate North Korea-US dialogue is necessary."

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