Thank you very much, john. I appreciate the kind words of introduction. I want to thank the center for strategic and International Studies and joongang ilbo, the host of todays forum, for their invitation to speak. I think this is the 9th or 10th such forum, and its a great opportunity, very timely, to discuss a lot of critical issues. I also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the this is also the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. So it marks a decade of contributions that the chairs nonpartisan, objective research has made to the Public Policy debate on korean issues that are so important to the American People and to the korean people. It has been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all of csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also assured the leadership of north korea is elated that delighted that im here today in a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps they will be a little less delighted now that i can
10th such forum and it is very timely to discuss a lot of critical issues. I also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. It marks a decade of on korean issues that are so important to the American People and korean people. It has been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all of csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also assured the leadership of north korea is elated that im here today in a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps they will be a little less delighted now that i can speak in unvarnished terms about the grave and growing threat that the north Korea Nuclear Weapons Program poses to International Peace and security. Lets start with a couple of what i think the main precepts of dealing with the north Korean Nuclear threat are. First, it remains unacceptable for north korea to have deliverable Nuclear Weapons. By the word unacceptable, i dont mean rhetorical flourish
Chair of csis. Issues. I also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. It marks a decade of on korean issues that are so important to the American People and korean people. It has been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all of csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also assured the leadership of north korea is elated that im here today in a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps they will be a little less delighted now that i can speak in unvarnished terms about the grave and growing threat that the north Korea Nuclear Weapons Program poses to International Peace and security. Lets start with a couple of what i think the main precepts of dealing with the north Korean Nuclear threat are. First, it remains unacceptable for north korea to have deliverable Nuclear Weapons. By the word unacceptable, i dont mean rhetorical flourish by a politician. I mean that our policy should be t
Orhink this is the ninth 10th such forum and it is very timely to discuss a lot of critical issues. I also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. It marks a decade of on korean issues that are so important to the American People and korean people. It has been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all of csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also assured the leadership of north korea is elated that im here today in a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps they will be a little less delighted now that i can speak in unvarnished terms about the grave and growing threat that the north Korea Nuclear Weapons Program poses to International Peace and security. Lets start with a couple of what i think the main precepts of dealing with the north Korean Nuclear threat are. First, it remains unacceptable for north korea to have deliverable Nuclear Weapons. By the word unacceptable, i dont