The man nominated to lead South Korea’s Unification Ministry has suggested that North Korea will need to give up its nuclear program if it ever wants a prosperous economy.
Moon nominated Kim to lead the Unification Ministry earlier this month. The president said Kim—a close advisor to Moon and strong supporter of restarting of inter-Korean economic cooperation—will lead the president’s drive for “a new Korean peninsula.” Kim said economic leverage should be used to achieve greater progress. “Basically I think they can’t have both nuclear weapons and the economy at the same time,” he explained.
Neither can we
Who says that they have a working economy? Read “No Reason to Envy”, and notice that in the evening their lights are out.
So what? The USA is willing to go bankrupt to spend on the military, so why should we criticize N. Korea. I don't see any difference.
but they can get supplied by either China or Russia.
Just like the Russians sold them advanced missile technology, the Russians will find a way.