Feb 13,2018 National Commentaries A South Korean Perspective On November 29, 2017, after conducting its longest-range missile test yet, North Korea declared itself a globe-spanning nuclear-weapons power and insisted that the United States acknowledge it as such. A government statement quoted its leader Kim Jong-un, who announced that his nation had “finally realized the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force.” […] Oh Joon* Kim Jong-un , maximum pressure , New Year’s Day Address , Pyeongchang Olympics , Six-Party Talks , strategic patience