Warning of 'Planetary Catastrophe,' Putin Joins Calls for Diplomacy With North Korea | Common Dreams
As tensions continue to flare following North Korea's claim Sunday
that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb capable of being placed on
an intercontinental ballistic missile
(ICBM), Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday joined urgent calls
for deescalation and diplomacy, deeming the military option "a dead
end."
"Ramping up military
hysteria in such conditions is senseless. It could lead to a global,
planetary catastrophe and a huge loss of human life. There is no other
way to solve the North Korean nuclear issue, save that of peaceful
dialogue."
Putin went on to argue that U.S. interventions in Iraq
and Libya have convinced Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that
nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent.
In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense
Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmu-2 ballistic missile is fired during an
exercise aimed to counter North Korea's nuclear test on September 4,
2017 in East Coast, South Korea. (Photo: South Korean Defense Ministry
via Getty Images)
