The reason is the growing danger of nuclear war between North Korea and the US ever since the election of President Trump. Support has also been sought from China and Russia in view of their close relations with North Korea. A recent UN team’s visit to North Korea led by Under-Secretary General Feltman also failed to make any headway. Nevertheless, diplomatic efforts continued through the six-party talks (US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Russia and China), with North Korea pledging in 2003 to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. Given this fait accompli, the question is how will the international community avoid the growing danger of nuclear war?

Source: The Express Tribune December 17, 2017 09:00 UTC