SEOUL, December 18 (AJP) - What is most "notable" in the U.S.' National Security Strategy (NSS) released early this month is that it does not mention North Korea at all, said a pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan.
In a column published on Thursday, Choson Sinbo, a mouthpiece for Pyongyang run by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan or Chongryon said failing to mention North Korea would amount to the U.S. admitting the "complete failure" of its denuclearization policy for the Korean Peninsula.
The paper also criticized the NSS as lacking strategic depth, describing the "self-contradictory and distorted" document as containing little international analysis and being driven primarily by U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" principles.
The rebuke followed similar remarks last Friday when the paper slammed Washington for trying to shift from "world police" to "fortress America."
Released on Dec. 4, this year's NSS, which outlines U.S. security visions and strategies, made no mention of North Korea or its denuclearization. The omission marks an unusual departure from previous administrations, raising concerns here about shifting U.S. security priorities.
In a column published on Thursday, Choson Sinbo, a mouthpiece for Pyongyang run by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan or Chongryon said failing to mention North Korea would amount to the U.S. admitting the "complete failure" of its denuclearization policy for the Korean Peninsula.
The paper also criticized the NSS as lacking strategic depth, describing the "self-contradictory and distorted" document as containing little international analysis and being driven primarily by U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" principles.
The rebuke followed similar remarks last Friday when the paper slammed Washington for trying to shift from "world police" to "fortress America."
Released on Dec. 4, this year's NSS, which outlines U.S. security visions and strategies, made no mention of North Korea or its denuclearization. The omission marks an unusual departure from previous administrations, raising concerns here about shifting U.S. security priorities.
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