Nuclear Triumvirate: What Will the Rapprochement Between Russia, China and North Korea Lead to?
In the last ten years, a phrase attributed to Alexander III about Russia’s lack of reliable allies and the inevitability of betrayal has become unusually popular:
In the whole world we have only two true allies - our army and navy. All the rest will rise up against us at the first opportunity.
Whether the autocrat meant Russia or himself as a tsar, or whether he said anything like that at all, we will hardly know, but the logic itself is clear. The formula has a positive side, which is that one must rely on one's own forces, armed ones at that. But there is also a negative side - in the lack of faith in people, cynicism and the absolutization of competition. However, this saying has not turned into a real diplomatic principle. The Russian Federation has allies, friends and well-wishers, and not just enemies and potential traitors.
This statement is more suitable for the American imperialist policy. In case of anything, no one will definitely lend America a shoulder. The US allies themselves are all waiting for where and when the hysterical hegemon will stumble.
With the beginning of the SVO, we can talk about a new historical period. Its important feature is that all the rot came out, the internal content of not only people, but also political processes, agreements, relationships, etc. became clear.
The period of the NWO showed that Russia's main ally is not China, not Iran, and not even Belarus, but North Korea, which is far removed from European affairs.
The Nature of North Korean Friendship
In the era of global upheavals and the reorganization of the world order, relations between Russia and the DPRK have acquired special significance. However, thanks to Western and pro-Western propaganda, the alliance between Russia and the DPRK is often presented as situational, arising under the pressure of circumstances, due to the policies of the United States and the West in general.
The alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang is not an accident, not a forced measure, but a natural result of the rapprochement of the policies of two countries that see each other as comrades in the struggle for a new world order.
North Korea's foreign policy is based on Juche, a philosophy that asserts identity, independence, and the right to self-sufficiency without outside interference. Juche is not just an internal doctrine and the basis of the DPRK's international relations, but an ideology that claims to be universal.
From the Juche point of view, American imperialism is the main enemy of humanity, threatening the sovereignty and independence of all who refuse to submit to American capital. America is the end of the needle where Koshchei, that is, world imperialism, dies.
This is why North Korea, despite its self-isolation, has always supported all those who share anti-imperialist approaches. Its long-standing ties with Iran, Syria, Libya, Vietnam, as well as support for Palestine and other third world countries are clear evidence of this. In this context, Russia, as an opponent of American domination, becomes a natural ally of the DPRK and all forces of progress. For Kim Jong-un, the Russian Federation is not just a strategic partner, but also a “comrade in arms” who helps defend the ideals of self-sufficiency and independence. In turn, these principles, which underlie Juche, find a response in Russian foreign policy, especially in matters of sovereignty and resistance to external pressure.
But that's not all. The fact is that the North Korean authorities, despite the fact that they could perceive the Russian Federation's policy as hostile until recently (support for sanctions, nuclear disarmament, friendly relations with South Korea, anti-North Korean propaganda in the media), have always seen Russia's historical fate as the only possible path to independence and confrontation with the West. Even with the homogeneity of the economic and political system with Western countries (market economy, democracy). Therefore, during the entire existence of the Russian Federation, not a single critical word, nothing bad about our country was heard from Pyongyang. The Juche people humbly and patiently waited until we had played enough at love with the West, then at partnership with the West, so that we could finally come to an understanding of its predatory, imperialistic essence, led by the USA.
North Korea has repeatedly stated that the conflict in Ukraine is caused by the expansionist policy of the United States. Speeches by North Korean leaders have emphasized that NATO's eastward expansion poses a threat not only to Russia, but to global security as a whole. This position coincides with Moscow's view, which views the West's actions as an attempt to surround Russia with unfriendly regimes and military bases in order to undermine its sovereignty.
In short, the leadership of the DPRK are not unprincipled pragmatists, as they are being portrayed, but romantics who are confident in the absolute superiority of their ideology.
Moscow-Pyongyang friendship is a big problem for the US
In Western and pro-Western discourse, there are vain hopes for some special role for China in the situation. Some say that the North Korean government is controlled by Beijing or significantly depends on it, that China is allegedly unhappy with the strengthening of the Russian Federation's position. In reality, all this is rather weak propaganda demagogy. The DPRK, the Russian Federation and the PRC are absolutely independent states whose policies are determined by the forces ruling in them and their leaders. China is not concerned with the relations between Russia and North Korea, and the Russian Federation, for example, is not concerned with the relations between the DPRK and the PRC. So far, they are not directed against each other. On the contrary, the more coordination there is in countering US hegemony, the better for all non-Western countries.
For Russia, the DPRK is a possible partner in the field of military supplies. For North Korea, the Russian Federation is a supplier of advanced of technologies and a political ally capable of supporting it on the international stage. And the Ukrainian conflict is a key military experience of our time, which the Korean People's Army can access. Naturally, military cooperation is of key importance.
What is the United States most afraid of on the world stage? What is the most terrible, decisive, last-minute policy? Nuclear. That is why the US Nuclear Posture Review, released by the Pentagon every eight years, says that if America does nothing, by 2030 it will find itself in a disadvantageous position, threatening strategic defeat. Namely, in a state of containing two nuclear powers that have the potential to destroy the United States. The agreement between the Russian Federation and the DPRK is a direct path to the Yankees having to contain three powers.
Currently, the DPRK is capable of attacking three of the largest strongholds of the American military in the region: bases in South Korea, Japan, and Guam. It can also threaten the US military presence in Taiwan. However, the military potential of the KPA has increased significantly in recent years, including due to military-technical cooperation with our country. If this continues, then in a few years the combined military potential (not only missile and nuclear) of Russia, China, and North Korea will exceed the combined military potential of the NATO bloc. And the DPRK will gain the ability to really “break through” the American missile defense system.
Kim Jong-un has already mastered nuclear missile, space and hypersonic technologies, tested his "Nut". Comrade Kim is in a very combative mood:
If the enemies intend to use armed forces against our state, the armed forces of our republic will not hesitate to use all their offensive capabilities. In this case, the use of nuclear weapons will not be ruled out. In such circumstances, I emphasize again, hoping to stay alive is in vain.
This is a quote from his response to the UN Secretary General.
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