{"id":3619,"date":"2017-09-17T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T23:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2023-08-08T07:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:34:03","slug":"its-dangerous-to-indulge-kim-jong-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/its-dangerous-to-indulge-kim-jong-un\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s dangerous to indulge Kim Jong-un"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/michael-heazle\/\">MICHAEL HEAZLE<\/a> AND ANDREW O&#8217;NEIL\u00a0 |<\/p>\n<p>North Korea&#8217;s latest missile test is part of a broader strategy to showcase the growing reach of its weapons of mass destruction. This highly destabilising behaviour portends an agenda of nuclear coercion, and it&#8217;s something we should be worried about.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s test overflying Japan was the second within three weeks and follows two successful ICBM tests in July that confirmed North Korea&#8217;s ability to strike distant targets, including Australia. Intelligence assessments\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/north-korea-now-making-missile-ready-nuclear-weapons-us-analysts-say\/2017\/08\/08\/e14b882a-7b6b-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?utm_term=.a66c8bc93dd8\">now converge<\/a>\u00a0on the reality that Pyongyang is close to placing nuclear warheads on delivery systems with a strike radius of up to 10,000 kilometres. The recent test of what appears to be a hydrogen device indicates North Korea may be on the cusp of acquiring thermonuclear warheads.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure is building on the US to act resolutely against North Korea. So far, President Trump has been inconsistent \u2013\u00a0one day threatening &#8220;fire and fury&#8221; against Kim Jong-un, the next day praising him as a &#8220;wise and well-reasoned&#8221; leader. America&#8217;s allies are increasingly confused, and US extended deterrence credibility risks being eroded if Washington fails to provide leadership in pushing back hard against North Korea&#8217;s outlaw behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>China and Russia have divested themselves of responsibility by calling for restraint &#8220;on all sides&#8221; and resisting proposals for tougher sanctions. 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