Quite the contrary . Once again , in defiance of all logic and history , the obama administration has been negotiating with north korean diplomats , hoping to trade food aid for more empty promises to denuclearize .
The independent foreign policy of our republic to denuclearize the korean peninsula and defend peace and security of northeast asia and the rest of the world is demonstrating its validity more fully as the days go by .
In mid-january , north korea rejected the existing six-party agreement by asserting that it would denuclearize only upon receiving formal diplomatic relations with the u.s. , the cessation of washington 's " hostile policy , " and removal of the u.s. nuclear umbrella over south korea .