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The Obama administration told the IAEA that North Korea is likely building more than one uranium-enrichment facility (WSJ), raising its proliferation threat, after North Korea made public its uranium-enrichment capability last month. U.S. and European officials want the UN nuclear watchdog to better monitor Pyongyang's role in sharing its nuclear technologies with other countries, even though the agency's inspectors were kicked out in 2009, limiting their ability to monitor the nuclear activities. U.S. and UN officials are particularly concerned Pyongyang could begin exporting its centrifuge technology to military allies in Iran and Myanmar. North Korea's attack on a South Korea island on November 23 heightened regional tensions. South Korea's defense minister-designate Kim Kwan-jin vowed to use fighter jets (KoreaTimes) to bomb North Korean targets in the event of another attack on South Korea. He said more aggressive rules of engagement were being prepared to allow for quicker and deadlier responses, signaling a possible shift in policy toward the North (NYT). U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold a strategy session (WashPost) Monday in Washington with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts to address the regional instability.
Analysis:
In the LA Times, Michael Mazza says changes to U.S. force deployment around the peninsula and the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps base on Okinawa are not helping to mitigate the risk of war between North and South Korea.
In the JoongAng Daily, William Pesek explores what the world would have to pay for Korean reunification.
Background:
This CFR Crisis Guide examines the root causes of tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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