The puppet Yoon bragged about overwhelming counteraction of their military muscle at the doorstep of a state possessing nuclear weapons, and it was a great irony that caused misgivings about whether he is an abnormal man,
The North Korean regime must abandon the delusion that nuclear weapons will protect them,
That day will be the end of the North Korean regime,
If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face a resolute, overwhelming response from our military and the U.S. alliance,
The enemies’ threatening rhetoric, action, trick and attempt did not check the DPRK’s powerful military strength and will not take away our nuclear weapons forever,
Turning the volume and intensity of the information campaign way up, as some are now advocating, runs the clear risk of escalating tensions across the demilitarized zone in ways that threaten peace and stability, to include the distinct possibility of war,
The North Korean regime fears exposing its people to the reality of the outside world — the real situation in South Korea and other countries as compared to the dire economic and health care situation in North Korea,
We could tell Kim Jong Un, look, we know you're preparing to do a seventh nuclear weapon test. If you do that, we will send a million USB drives into the Pyongyang area with K-Pop, K-dramas and messages to your senior leaders,
An informed citizenry, with unfettered access to information, is critical for responsive governance and contributes to regional peace, security, and prosperity,
We really haven't had an overall information strategy that cuts across everything that is happening,
You go back to World War II, we viewed information as being very powerful,
If North Korea conducts a missile test, the response should not just stop at condemning the act,
Only through information can the people be empowered to create conditions where new emerging leadership can come to power,
It's not about nuclear sharing or Japan building its own nuclear forces — both politically impossible at the moment and not necessary — but [about] the alliance taking more practical steps to be prepared for U.S. nuclear retaliation, if it becomes necessary,
Ishiba is likely to continue the strategies of [his predecessor Fumio] Kishida against China, and may in fact try to be bolder,
The U.S.-ROK [Republic of Korea, or South Korea] approach is probably a good example of where the U.S. and Japan might go in the future if nuclear threats keep increasing,
Prime Minister Ishiba has spoken openly about the serious security challenges China poses to Japan,
These challenges lie behind his desire for an Asian NATO and nuclear sharing, neither of which is likely to be policy,
We want to make sure individuals in other authoritarian regimes know that we're open for business."
He affirmed that ‘if’ the enemy, seized with extreme foolishness and recklessness, attempt to use armed forces encroaching upon the sovereignty of the DPRK ... the DPRK would use without hesitation all the offensive forces it has possessed, including nuclear weapons,