Keeping N. Korea in Line: The Right Response to Kim
Kim Jong-un will not stop his nuclear proliferation until he has dozens of nuclear-tipped ICBMs pointed at America — a threat that exceeds our capacity to defend ourselves (“Nuclear Ethics,” Ralph Peters, PostOpinion, Sept. 5).
We must take Kim out now before he continues to gain strength. The death toll in South Korea will be high, but better Seoul than all the major cities in the United States.
How many more lines in the sand is President Trump going to draw before he becomes a paper tiger, all mouth and no action?
John Lemandri Williamsburg, Va.
A preemptive strike on North Korea would violate the United Nations charter and international law.
Conventional war on North Korea would cause the death of millions of Koreans, both North and South, as Kim would retaliate.
Neither a preemptive strike nor conventional war is a sensible, sane or above all, moral, option.
The United States should offer North Korea a true peace treaty, finally ending the Korean War, and see how Kim reacts.
Ed Ciaccio Little Neck
If Kim is allowed to launch a hydrogen bomb strapped to an ICBM toward the United States or a large city overseas, the devastation would be unparalleled.
It would be wise to launch surgical military strikes to take away North Korea’s capability now, before a city has to suffer such madness.
Joseph Comperchio Brooklyn
Trump should offer the permanent suspension of American and South Korean joint military exercises on the Korean peninsula in exchange for Kim’s commitment to stand down his thermonuclear weapons and ballistic-missile programs.
After all, it’s these military maneuvers that have been infuriating Kim and his generals for the past five years.
If Kim doesn’t agree, the possibility of South Korea and Japan going nuclear should be presented.
This should also alert the Chinese that it’s in their national interest to act in concert with the United States to produce a peaceful conclusion.
Earl Beal Terre Haute, Ind.