JOHN CHUCKMAN COMMENT: NORTH KOREA SAYS IT MUST BE ABLE TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS QUICKLY - AMERICA'S PRESENCE AND REFUSAL TO SIGN TREATY MAKE A CONSTANT THREAT IN KOREAN PENINSULA

COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN RUSSIA TODAY

I'm sorry to say it but the North Koreans are right when they say they must be ready to deploy nuclear weapons quickly.

Most of the troubles on the Korean Peninsula are the result of America's presence and its refusal to sign a peace treaty.

The US, time after time, initiates big war games and other highly threatening displays of power.

What is the North supposed to do? It doesn't want to wind up like Syria.

Left to themselves, the North and South could eventually sort things out.