Kissinger: North Korea Setting Off Nuclear Domino Effect

A failure to shut down North Korea’s nuclear program would not only pose a threat to U.S. territory, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a congressional panel. It would encourage other countries to develop their own atomic arsenals, perpetuating a dangerous spread of the world’s deadliest weapons.

“If North Korea still possesses some nuclear capability, other countries in the region are likely to come to the conclusion that it is safe to proceed with their own nuclear programs,” Kissinger said Jan. 25 in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Once that line is crossed, you are in a world in which we have no experience.”

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