‘Normalization of relations with N. Korea essential in denuclearization’: Perry
Foreign affairsApr 10, 2018
South Korea and the US normalizing relations with North Korea is critical to achieving denuclearization, former US Secretary of Defense William J. Perry said Tuesday. Perry, who helped defuse the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, says North Korea views its nuclear arsenal as “the only sure way” to deter the US from overthrowing its regime, and that the South and the US should address its security concerns. “I believe that normalization is essential in achieving denuclearization,” he said durin