This photo shows North Korean defector Ri Jong-ho (R) and an interpreter at a forum in Washington on Feb. 14, 2018. (Yonhap)
Washington Examiner: Kim Jong Un fears Trump will attack, and is reaching out to South Korea to buy time, former North Korea official says
Kim Jong Un has been reaching out to the South Korean government in an effort to buy time to develop his nuclear program amid fears that the U.S. will launch a preventative strike on the North, a defector who worked for the regime said Wednesday.
The former ruling party official, Ri Jong-ho, said the North Korean leader’s willingness to engage with the South and participate in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has been out of concern for an attack on his country, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Update: N.K. leader fears U.S. preventative strike: defector (Yonhap News Agency)
WNU Editor: North Korea is reaching out to South Korea for other reasons .... mainly economic, and primarily to get rid of sanctions. As for a U.S. attack .... this report is probably right .... No ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea, says U.S. official, senators (Defense News).
