President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol changed North Korea's approach to human rights in China by changing it to "there is no negotiation without denuclearization," from "even the slightest nuclear abandonment inspection, irreversible denuclearization measures".
On the 7th, President-elect Yun changed the existing 'no negotiations without denuclearization' to 'even the slightest nuclear abandonment inspection, irreversible denuclearization measures' with respect to North Korea, and changed the policy of nuclear armament to a "US-provided nuclear umbrella" policy. .
In response to VOA's 'North Korean nuclear' question, President-elect Yoon said, "If North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, undergoes nuclear inspections, or takes irreversible denuclearization measures, all programs that can significantly improve North Korea's economic situation will also be checked. So I plan to prepare it.”
In an interview with the Washington Post on March 8, Yoon said, "In the past, when North Korea did not possess nuclear weapons, the ROK and the United States had never threatened North Korea militarily. Rather, North Korea continued provoking and hostile policy toward the South." If the agreement is signed, the United States, China and other neighboring countries will guarantee the safety and substance of North Korea.”
On March 3, Candidate Seong-han Kim (then head of the National Security Office) told VOA that the “strong and comprehensive ROK-U.S. alliance” was “a three-party liaison office in Washington,” saying, “The three South and North American parties are direct parties.” The United States and China's neighboring countries guarantee the security of North Korea."
The 'preemptive strike' part was answered by Kim Yong-hyeon, chairman of the National Defense Policy Committee, a presidential candidate, to the JoongAng Ilbo on February 21, 'It is clear that the signs of a North Korean nuclear and missile attack are clear.' do. North Korea's intelligence surveillance posture has been upgraded to watchcon to precisely track North Korea's nuclear and missile movements. “The important point is for us to have a preemptive strike capability that can completely eliminate North Korea’s nuclear missiles,” he said.
President-elect Yoon said to the WP, “We must secure surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence capabilities and have intelligence to command joint operations. I am thinking that Regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons, isn't it essential for the delivery means to further advance the defense system to respond to a missile attack?"
Regarding the U.S. nuclear umbrella, on September 22, last year, President-elect Yoon said in the 'Second Security Promise' on September 22, "I will strongly demand that the United States deploy tactical nuclear weapons and share nuclear weapons if public safety is threatened despite the strengthening of extended deterrence between the ROK and the United States. He announced that he would expand the use of nuclear weapons in the ROK-U.S. joint exercise by preparing a consultation procedure for the deployment of US nuclear weapons strategic assets, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), and implementing regular nuclear weapons operation exercises.
“Denuclearization should be the top priority over any pending issues,” Kim said in the previous VOA. The second principle is that the ROK-U.S. alliance must never be undermined.”
When asked about the approach to China, Director Kim said, “If the relationship between the US and South Korea develops stably, and when discharged from the pivotal role, China will treat South Korea commensurately, and South Korea will also have a solid foundation for treating China with mutual respect.” .
President-elect Yoon told VOA, “There is no need to be limited to the North Korean human rights issue, and when collective human rights are ignored and violated by public or political forces around the world, it is necessary to cooperate with the international community to respond to the norms-based international order. We have to look at it,” he said, implying South Korea's involvement in the US-led human rights issue in China.
“The denuclearization phase is divided into several stages of the roadmap, the measures that North Korea should take at each stage, the measures we will provide to North Korea in response to them, and we will lead North Korea to dialogue by making it predictable,” Kim told VOA. It seems that President-elect Yun changed this to 'abandonment of North Korea's nuclear weapons even in the slightest'.
Park Jin, head of the ROK-U.S. policy consultation delegation (candidate for foreign minister) held a press conference shortly after meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on the 4th, saying, “We are committed to realizing sustainable peace and security on the Korean Peninsula through the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea (CVID). I had an opportunity to explain in detail President-elect Yoon's vision for North Korea's policy, and the US side agreed with it."
Philip Goldberg, the nominee for US Ambassador to Korea, wrote 'Comprehensive' in the CVID requested by Korea at the House of Representatives hearing, and the elected delegation to the US revealed the gap with 'Complete CVID'. He wrote only ‘irreversible’.
Regarding the ROK-U.S. alliance and the Korea-US summit through this VOA, President-elect Yoon said, “Nowadays, we rely on advanced technology for military security, science and technology, so we need to get away from this and think about global issues together with the United States and play our role. We need to be proactive,” he said, suggesting an approach to human rights in China.
Prior to the candidate debate on January 31, Director Kim told the media, "Denuclearization is the top priority, but inter-Korean cooperation and economic cooperation are second priority." "Humanitarian aid will be provided regardless of the political situation or denuclearization of North Korea to overcome difficulties for the North Korean people," he said.
“The issue of sharing nuclear weapons and the redeployment of tactical nuclear weapons is also being discussed, especially in our country,” Yoon told VOA.
“However, I think that we will respect the nuclear non-proliferation regime, so we will further strengthen extended deterrence and further advance our missile response system to keep the Security Council’s sanctions on North Korea consistent,” he said.
Reuters reported on the 6th of last month that South Korean presidential-elect aides visited Washington on Wednesday and offered to deploy US strategic assets, including nuclear bombs and submarines, to the Korean Peninsula.
Following a meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Shirley on the 4th, the delegation, including General Manager Park Jin, met with Security Adviser Shirley Burn at the White House on the 4th.
North Korea test-fired an estimated one short-range ballistic missile (SLBM) into the East Sea around 2 pm on the same day, and fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea at around 12 noon on the 4th three days ago and fired 15 times this year.