The days of trying to “negotiate away” North Korea’s nuclear weapons program through diplomacy alone are over, former American ambassador to South Korea and retired Adm. Harry Harris said Tuesday, arguing that the U.S. and its Pacific allies must “up our combined game” in the face of growing threats from Pyongyang.
Speaking at “The Washington Brief,” a monthly forum hosted by The Washington Times Foundation, Mr. Harris said it is becoming increasingly clear North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of abandoning his nuclear programs despite years of diplomatic and economic pressure from the U.S. throughout administrations of both parties.