editorial

Choe Ju Hyon, an international security affairs analyst of the DPRK, released the following article "Washington's moves to expand nuclear submarine alliance—an absolute factor disturbing global nuclear security":

Washington is getting more pronounced in the nuclear proliferation moves with the approach of the fifth anniversary of the AUKUS, the US-led exclusive nuclear security technology alliance that threatens the foundation of the international nuclear non-proliferation system.

Recently, the US naval chief executive made remarks intended to instigate Japan and the ROK to possess nuclear submarines, saying that Japan with atomic power plants has already been possessed of technology, the basis of nuclear submarines, and that the ROK needs to set the purpose of possession of nuclear submarine with the characteristics of distant navigation as a premise and so it is wrong to purchase it symbolically.

This is another telling evidence showing eloquently who the major chieftain and main target of the worldwide nuclear proliferation are.

The US has already put the AUKUS, the parent body of nuclear submarine proliferation, to the fore, increasing the danger level of nuclear proliferation by geometrical progression, to ensure the practical application of the "America first" that resorts to all sorts of means and methods in disallowing "dominance" and "seizure" of other countries over strategically important regions.

The US made the confrontational address of AUKUS clear through the sale of nuclear submarines and transfer of nuclear technology to Australia, joint development of deep-sea unmanned submarine, and regularization of various kinds of joint military exercises among member states. And it is trying to generalize the experience to the ROK, Japan and other allies. Such dangerous behaviour is raising serious concern from the international community

Seoul suggested to Washington the issues of securing enriched uranium for nuclear fuel and revising the "US-ROK Nuclear Agreement" for the acquisition of the right to enrichment intended to carry on its nuclear submarine building plan. And the rulers of Tokyo have unreservedly advocated the theory of possession of nuclear submarines. The reality goes to prove that Washington's plan for "AUKUS 2.0", which allows the transfer of nuclear technology for munitions to non-nuclear allies, has entered the phase of full-scale expansion.

The reckless acts of the ROK and Japan seeking access to nuclear submarines show what dangerous extent the US military adventurism to contain its rival states in the Asia-Pacific region by setting up its allies as shock brigades has reached.

The US outwardly calls for defence of the nuclear non-proliferation system, but inwardly seeks to unhesitatingly offer nuclear attack means to its junior allies for handsome profit. Such hypocritical behaviour of the US is nothing but a cheap trick to cover up its criminal trace of nuclear proliferation.

The NATO-style nuclear sharing model and its variant US-ROK "Nuclear Consultative Group" and the US-Japan "extended deterrence dialogue" are in normal operation. This reality clearly shows the harmful aftereffect of the US dangerous nuclear proliferation on the global security environment.

The US’ continued irresponsible and malicious practice in the nuclear field is the top risk factor accelerating the erosion of the international nuclear non-proliferation system, and this more strongly highlights the need for our state to bolster up its nuclear war deterrence means both in quality and quantity without the slightest stagnation and stalemate.

The international community should make a fair and uncompromising assessment of the US scheme to bring about a catastrophic nuclear domino effect while getting keen on the nuclear proliferation in different parts of the world, and direct concerted and responsible efforts against it.