| Barack Obama to end carrot-and-stick dance with North Korea |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
by Brad Norington
Taking an uncompromising stand, Mr Obama vowed to "pursue denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula vigorously".
The strong language from the White House suggests the US might be willing to use force if necessary against Pyongyang, following concerns over two nuclear tests and a belief the rogue state has enough weapon-active plutonium for up to six atom bombs.
But it remained unclear yesterday if Mr Obama meant he was willing to back his threat with war to stop Pyongyang having any form of nuclear program.
After meeting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House, Mr Obama said he wanted to end a cycle of allowing North Korea to manufacture crises and then get rewarded to stop developing nuclear weapons.
"This is a pattern they've come to expect," he said. "We are going to break that pattern."
North Korea warned that its military would launch "one hundred or one thousand-fold retaliation" against the US and its allies if provoked or attacked.
Pyongyang accused Mr Obama of being a hypocrite for advocating a nuclear-free world while the US developed new weapons.
Mr Obama said North Korea's track record of threatening other countries and exporting dangerous nuclear technology around the world meant it could not be recognised as a legitimate nuclear power, even for peaceful means.
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