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WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. defense1 commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, vowing2 no recognition of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a nuclear state.
"The bottom line, very simply, is that what Kim Jong Un has been choosing to do is provocative3, it is dangerous, reckless and the United States will not accept the DPRK as a nuclear state," the top American envoy4 told reporters after meeting with his ROK counterpart Yun Byung-se at the State Department, referring to a recent series of threats made by the DPRK under the leadership of Kim.
"And I reiterate5 again, the United States will do what is necessary to defend ourselves and to defend our allies, Korea and Japan," Kerry said. "We are fully6 prepared and capable of doing so. "
He described the 60-year alliance between the U.S. and ROK as one "critical" to American engagement in Asia. "It is a linchpin of peace and stability in the region," he added.
The DPRK said on Tuesday that it has decided7 to restart operations at its Nyongbyon nuclear complex, including a uranium enrichment plant and a 5MW graphite moderated reactor8 that had been "mothballed and disabled" under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in October 2007.
Tensions have been running high on the Korean Peninsula since the DPRK conducted its third nuclear test on Feb. 12 as a countermeasure against the joint9 military drills of the United States and the ROK.
The DPRK has also threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear strike for self-defense and unilaterally nullified the 1953 armistice10 that ended the Korean War.
The U.S. Navy was moving a sea-based radar11 platform closer to the Korean Peninsula in order to monitor military moves of the DPRK, including possible new missile launches, CNN quoted a Pentagon official as saying on Monday.
In his remarks, Kerry also pledged to work with the ROK for better relations between the two neighbors so as to achieve their shared goal of a peaceful Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons.
"President (Barack) Obama has said repeatedly, we are prepared to enter into a dialogue of negotiation12 if they are serious, if they will stop the provocations13, and engage in a serious discussion," he said.
For his part, Yun said he and Kerry agreed to further strengthen "credible14 and robust15 deterrence16" in response to the DPRK's nuclear and conventional provocations.
Yun also called for "patience" in restarting the six-party talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia.
"Even though this is very difficult task, we believe that with China and with many members of the six- party talks we should continue these efforts with patience," he said.
Kerry is scheduled to visit the ROK, Japan and China starting next week, while ROK President Park Geun-hye will come to Washington in early May for a summit with Obama.
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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adj.挑衅的,煽动的,刺激的,挑逗的 | |
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radar
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n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 );激怒;刺激;愤怒的原因 | |
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deterrence
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威慑,制止; 制止物,制止因素; 挽留的事物; 核威慑 | |
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