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CHINA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA JAPAN “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before.” -- President Trump, Aug. 8, 2017 North Korea: Strategies To Resolve The Nuclear Threat Table of Contents Time to turn up economic pressures on North Korea . 3 ‘Red-teaming’ the diplomatic option in Korea . 14 Sen. Cory Gardner Gary Anderson Direct diplomacy needed to de-escalate North Korean threat . 3 Aiding refugees brings freedom closer for North Korea . 15 Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Lindsay Lloyd Capitalize on U .S . economy — and a ramped-up missile defense . 4 Parliamentarians’ Association formed to focus on peace . 16 Rep. Trent Franks Dr. Thomas G. Walsh R Time to use U .S ’s. ‘entire toolbox’ . 4 Who is the real target of North Korea’s nuclear weapons? . 17 Rep. Ted Yoho Michael Breen N . Korean missile test response to Trump talk . 4 ROK’s President Moon: A stellar first 100 days . 18 Guy Taylor Dr. Alexandre Y. Mansourov U .N . sanctions: Defunding DPRK’s nuke, missile programs . 6 Government warns North Korean cyber attacks continue . 19 TMENT Ambassador Nikki Haley Bill Gertz ar EP ‘A clear message’ to North Korea . 6 Making the best of a bad nuclear hand . 20 d y C U.S. Mission to the United Nations David A. Keene a Trump hails U .N ’s. vote to further sanction N . Korea . 7 The other North Korean threat . 21 VOC ad Guy Taylor William R. Graham and Peter Vincent Pry s ‘We will remain vigilant’ . 8 In search of a grand U .S . strategy . 22 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Clifford D. May TON TIME TON James Mattis, Rex Tillerson pledge closer military bond with ‘Juche’ or consequences . 22 g IN Japan in face of North Korean threat . 8 Jed Babbin ASH Carlo Munoz Toward a more muscular missile defense . 23 E W Only a negotiated settlement will bring peace to the Korean Peninsula . 9 Ed Feulner h T y Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani Reliving the nuclear worry . 24 B d E An Open Letter to Kim Jong-un and the people of North Korea . 10 Thomas V. DiBacco ar Rev. William (Bill) Owens s Countering bombast from North Korea . 25 EP r Without public diplomacy, U .S .-North Korean policy will fail . 12 Donald Lambro T P r Dr. John Lenczowski The South Pacific’s strategic role . 25 TON TIME TON g EPO Three Prayers for the Sake of North Korea . 13 Erik M. Jacobs r IN L a Dr. William Ames Curtright, Nancy Schulze and Joy Lamb ASH A superstar in Donald Trump’s Cabinet . 26 PECI The human rights holocaust of North Korea . 14 Suzanne Fields E W s h a T Dr. Matthew Daniels Armageddon postponed . 27 | Cal Thomas 31 • 2017 T Cheryl Wetzstein Larry T. Beasley David Dadisman Andrea Hutchins SPECIAL SECTIONS MANAGER PRESIDENT AND CEO GENERAL MANAGER SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER ugus a Advertising Department: Thomas P. McDevitt Adam VerCammen Patrick Crofoot 202-636-3062 CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING & SALES SUPERVISOR, GRAPHICS Special Sections are multipage tabloid products that run in The Washington Times daily newspaper and are posted online and in PDF form onits website. Sponsors and advertisers collaborate with The Times’ advertising and marketing departments to highlight a variety of issues and events, such as The Power of Prayer, North Korea’s Thursday • Thursday Nuclear Threat, Gun Rights Policy Conference and Rolling Thunder Memorial Day Tribute to Veterans. Unless otherwise identified, Special Sections are prepared separately 2 ADVOCACY/SPECIAL SECTIONS and without involvement from the Times’ newsroom and editorial staff. Time to turn up economic pressures on North Korea test over Japan further escalate the situ- resolve to counter his aggression with diplomatic options to achieve this goal. ation in North Korea, or is it more of the the strongest military the world has ever The Trump administration can show same from them? known. I echo Defense Secretary Mattis’ the world that the United States will no Sen. Gardner: North Korea contin- sentiment that we are ready to defend longer lead from behind, but instead ues to defy international sanctions and ourselves if North Korea strikes any U.S. find a comprehensive solution the global refuses to stop their belligerent missile territory, including Guam. community supports. tests that pose a serious threat to the U.S. and our allies. Their latest provoca- Q: What is your assessment of the Q: In your communication with the cur- By Sen. Cory Gardner tive launch, where a missile flew over Trump administration’s current poli- rent administration, what changes to cur- The following Q&A was prepared with Japan, is completely unacceptable and cies? Are they different than the previous rent policy or strategy are you advocating Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican, we must join with our allies in the region administration? for as the situation becomes more serious and Washington Times Special Sections to show Pyongyang we will not tolerate A: The Obama administration’s failed on the Korean Peninsula? Manager Cheryl Wetzstein for this section, this behavior. North Korea has proven policy of “strategic patience” toward A: North Korea is propped up by re- which is developed by The Washington they have no intentions of backing down. Pyongyang contributed to the rapid gimes like China and Russia, and we have Times Advocacy Department. Every new step that North Korea takes development of North Korea’s arsenal to apply more pressure to Kim Jong-un As Chairman of the Senate Foreign in provoking the United States and our of mass destruction. The acceleration of and his rogue regime. I have called on the Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and allies proves more needs to be done to its nuclear and ballistic missile program global community to impose a complete the Pacific, Sen. Cory Gardner has been stop their dangerous behavior. The mis- represents a grave threat to global peace economic embargo against the heinous the leader in the Senate in deterring North sile launch over Japan was reckless and and stability — and a direct threat to the regime in Pyongyang. Every nation of Korea’s heinous regime. Sen. Gardner is intended to drive conflict. China and American homeland in the immediate conscience should cut off all finance and authored the North Korea Sanctions Policy Russia must see this as a step toward ag- future. trade with North Korea, with a few lim- and Enhancement Act, which was signed gression, and finally join the international I’m encouraged the Trump admin- ited humanitarian exceptions, until such into law by President Barack Obama in community to pressure Kim Jong-un into istration has recognized the policy of time that Pyongyang is willing to meet its February 2016. The legislation marked the peaceful denuclearization. strategic patience was a strategic failure international commitments to peacefully first time Congress imposed stand-alone and is taking a harder line toward North denuclearize. The U.N. Security Council mandatory sanctions on North Korea. Q: North Korea has threatened to strike Korea. The administration has taken should immediately endorse such an Earlier this summer, Sen. Gardner Guam. Does the fact that they are a U.S. some positive steps in trying to rein in embargo in a new resolution and make it DEPARTMENT TIMES ADVOCACY THE WASHINGTON BY PREPARED REPORT A SPECIAL introduced bipartisan legislation to ban territory change how we would respond to North Korea’s nuclear program. They’ve binding on all nations. any entity that does business with North any threats by the North Korean regime to accomplished what previous administra- We must give every entity doing busi- Korea or its enablers from using the United strike Guam? tions were unable to do in getting nations ness with Pyongyang a choice — you ei- States’ financial system, and impose U.S. A: As we continue to use economic that rarely see eye to eye on anything to ther do business with this outlaw regime sanctions on all those participating in and diplomatic pressure to achieve come together at the United Nations to or the world’s economic superpower. I North Korean labor trafficking abuses. Sen. peaceful denuclearization, we must also put in place needed sanctions against have introduced legislation that would Gardner has applauded recent steps taken show Kim Jong-un that all options are North Korea. The United States can ban any entity that does business with by the Trump administration to ramp up on the table if he decides to attack the only negotiate with North Korea from a North Korea or its enablers from using pressure on North Korea, including the United States or our allies. A peace- position of strength and only if Pyong- the United States financial system, and unprecedented step of sanctioning certain ful resolution is the best outcome, but yang first abides by the denuclearization I will keep pushing for stronger actions Chinese and Russian and other financial we must be ready to defend ourselves commitments it has previously made, that are part of our efforts to stop a war institutions and individuals for doing busi- militarily if we have to. Kim Jong-un must but subsequently chose to unilaterally breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. ness with North Korea. know that should economic and diplo- discard. Peaceful denuclearization of the matic measures fail, the United States Korean Peninsula must be our ultimate Q : Will North Korea’s Aug. 28 missile and our allies will have the capability and objective, and it is our duty to try all Direct diplomacy needed to de-escalate TIMES THE WASHINGTON North Korean threat Hawaii, Alaska and the mainland United credible in finding a diplomatic solution their only deterrent against regime change.
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