With North Korea watcher and Kookmin University professor Andrei Lankov in Seoul. Ahead of the #UNGA2017, Lankov tells me he's looking out for signals from China and Russia about how far they are willing to push North Korea.
"They are coming quite close to their own red line," he says.
Lankov also adds there will be no way out of the current crisis because sanctions are not going to work: "If sanctions provoke an economic crisis, it will not be enough for the North Korean government to stop its nuclear program. The administration will not negotiate until they have at least the capability to strike the U.S."
I ask, "So we are going to have to learn to live with a nuclear North Korea?"
Lankov's response? "Yes and it's not going to be a pleasant experience."
Tune in for the full interview today on News Stream. 8p Hong Kong. 9p Seoul.
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