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Dear Comrade Leader, Episode 282

“Okay, first of all, this is… … And let’s check if the current situation makes sense. No, no, before that, there is something I really want to ask you, what is it… … Why the hell didn’t the people of our intelligence agencies not know this? Why do I have to listen to the North Korean leader for information that could, if not, will have a significant impact on the diplomatic and security of the Republic of Korea? Especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, what are you guys doing? Aren’t all the embassy staff in the U.S. blind?”

“President. I’m sorry to tell you, but it’s impossible for any intelligence agency in the world to predict such a thing. To be honest, I still have doubts about the truth of what the North Korean general secretary said. To be honest, I am cautiously suspicious that this might be a highly deceptive operation to alienate the relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United States… … .”

“Oh, it’s noisy! Isn’t this a fact that the US has already confirmed, at least indirectly! Then it is not the time to accept it as fact and discuss our response and position!”

At Noh Yun-hyeon’s remarks, the shoulders of the secretary, the Ministry of National Defense and the foreign ministers, the head of the National Intelligence Service, and all the chiefs shrugged in an instant.

But even if they have ten mouths to say, if this information, which President Roh Yun-hyeon, with a hardened face, convened an emergency cabinet meeting in the middle of the night just two days ago, is true, then not all of them will be reprimanded, but immediately. Even if he was fired from his position, it would not be enough.

And Noh Yoon-hyeon, who was trying to push them even further as he had a hot-tempered personality, tried to say something more, but shut his mouth as he breathed a sigh that was full of emotions.

I don’t know why.

If North Korea could have foreseen this stunning fact that North Korea attempted to join Five Eyes, a global intelligence network made up of the United States and Commonwealth countries, and that the attempt had already been made to a large extent, it would not be a prediction based on analysis, but a supernatural ability. It should be called the foreknowledge of

As soon as Noh Yun-hyeon heard the phone call from North Korea’s General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan two days ago, he would have called the US ambassador to Korea and the commander of the USFK directly to the Blue House to ask questions, and would have thought it was an absurd joke if he hadn’t cross-verified the facts.

Fortunately, even the confirmation of the fact was only an indirect confirmation at the level of ‘I will not deny’ that such discussions were going on within the White House by attaching the premise of keeping the records as top secret, but that alone ignited the footsteps of the Blue House and the South Korean government ministers. It was enough to make it fall.

‘What the hell did the North Korean side put forward that moved the White House and President McCain’s heart? Even the Republic of Korea, a friend of the United States for 70 years, cannot surpass the status of a quasi-affiliate member of Five Eyes only in the field of espionage against China… … .’

In front of the ministers who still couldn’t raise their heads, Noh Yun-hyeon was engrossed in these thoughts.

South Korea, which has the most extensive network in the world, but is also criticized as the most closed and exclusive inner circle, that its membership in this intelligence community depends almost exclusively on the United States for its signal intelligence and military reconnaissance capabilities. As a character, it was something of a state of uneasiness.

During his tenure as president, he established the ‘role of the Republic of Korea as a balancer in Northeast Asia’ as his political belief in the field of foreign affairs and security, and how powerless he was in front of the wall of interests of the existing powers represented by the permanent members of the Security Council and limited national power. For Noh Yoon-hyeon, who had been feeling deeply for a long time, the current situation was very confusing before anger.

As the head of a sovereign state, it is not frustrating that the current Republic of Korea is begging for a place in the inner circle of Western intelligence agencies, borrowing US reconnaissance assets such as military satellites due to its lack of independent intelligence gathering ability.

In addition, the strategic but cold-hearted attitude of the United States of ’70-year-old blood alliance’, which strictly discriminates between allies as if grading beef, ‘You are the second grade, you are the first’, It’s not the first time it has soared.

However, Noh Yun-hyeon was a realist before an anti-American, and before all other issues, it is a question of curiosity.

‘I’ve already heard reports that North Korea has been working nationally in the field of electronic warfare since the 1990s, but no matter how it is, how can North Korea… … It’s not even Japan… … No, wait, but the fact that they have contacted us like this now means that something in the middle of the story doesn’t work as intended. That means… … .’

“Not long ago, he, a friend named Edward Snowden, made a statement in exile in Pyongyang, North Korea. Isn’t it? Perhaps the North Korean side used it as leverage to do something?”

“Wow, that’s for sure… … !!! Ha, but President, to a country like the United States, especially to a marrow conservative like McCain who is bedridden right now, such intimidation is counterproductive to plucking out the lion’s nose. I had never heard of an alliance formed by intimidating the world… … .”

“Yes. Obviously there is something we don’t know. And I don’t know what it is, but it’s clear that McCain recently had a heart attack and was bedridden by the general secretary’s plan over there.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“… … So that is why we must respond to the emergency summit that the North has proposed right now.”

For now, there is no other answer than that, this was Noh Yun-hyun’s conclusion.

Two days ago, when Jeong-hwan informed the South Korean side of such a blue-collar attack, another suggestion was an emergency summit for a joint North-South response.

Once on the spot, he said he would give an answer after going through the State Council (that is, the US), but in fact, from the moment he heard that, he instinctively said that he had to visit the US, where the head of state is sleeping, only to be fooled. was feeling it

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Noh Yun-hyun’s long-standing theory was that when you don’t know anything about a problem, you run into a problem directly, and in the case of a person, it is most certain to meet face-to-face rather than a hotline and find out from the person’s eyes and expression.

However, the chiefs and ministers all expressed displeasure at Noh Yun-hyun’s conclusion.

“Are you talking right now? President? I have no idea what the North’s plan is, what it’s planning, or what it wants from us, but going to the summit without any prior information is likely to give the media the impression that it’s being swayed… … . Moreover, it is difficult to explain how to explain it to the public. Once you find out about anything, even if you turn the US information line upside down, giving an answer whether or not you like it… … .”

“No, is this the time to worry about the media? What is certain is that nothing comes out when we tie our heads together and discuss it like this, touching the legs of a blind elephant, isn’t it? For superficial reasons, make anything in consultation with the other side! Since Hallyu is so popular in Japan these days, a joint production of the second part of Winter Sonata is good!”

‘If you want to catch a tiger, go into the tiger’s den, it was President Park Yi-sam’s words, come to think of it.’

It was Noh Yun-hyeon, who suddenly remembered former President Park Yi-sam, who brought him into politics, but later split after the union of the three parties.

In this way, the second inter-Korean summit following President Yu Min-jung at the time of the 2002 World Cup was rapidly accomplished in just one week during the preparation period.

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“Comrade General Secretary… … I’m still worried. Wasn’t it really highly likely that South Korea was holding a grudge and trying to hinder the US side’s accession to the republic? Right now, the US Senate Intelligence Committee is taking advantage of McCain’s absence for a chance to catch only pods… … .”

“… … Prime Minister Kim’s companion. let me ask you something If we hadn’t told this with our own mouths, that is, if our Republic had hidden the fact that it was trying to join Five Eyes, do you think that South Korea would really have remained unaware of that fact forever?”

While the preparations for the sudden summit in Pyongyang were completed and the preparations were busy, Jeong Hwan quietly answered the question carefully posed by the Cabinet Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kim Yong-gun.

Kim Yong-gun pondered the question of the supreme leader and then shook his head.

“Hey, I knew at any time or any way. It’s just a matter of whether it’s late or early… … No matter how much they kept it a secret in the United States, they probably wouldn’t have kept it a secret until the end of their 70-year ally, South Korea.”

“It is not a matter of ability, it is also a matter of will. Judging by the uncooperative attitude of the Senate Intelligence Committee now, it is quite possible for a high-ranking US official who is not a member of our republic to secretly leak information to the south Korean side and induce a fierce backlash. So then, if you go to the threshold of membership and get frustrated, wouldn’t it be better for us to let us know first and rebound as a partnership?”

“… … Indeed, it is a statement that stands out for its foresight… … For me, I am just curious as to whether the comrade had in mind a joint affiliation with south Korea from the beginning.”

“About half. However, the original plan was to join South Korea in such a way that, when the position of our republic in the community was confirmed, we would gain a number of things from a clearly superior position. Anyway, if the South Korean side decides to obstruct it to the end, it is impossible for the US to ignore that opinion until the end… … .”

“But now that this has happened, we have no choice but to negotiate on an equal footing. When the Chinese found out about this, there was definitely an effect of sharing the strong winds… … If you come all the way here and let the other side say, ‘Of course we can’t do it’, then our republic will have to bear all the headwinds.”

“I will accept it. clearly.”

Junghwan answered in a calm but confident tone.

In the background of such conviction, Noh Yun-hyeon, an ‘anti-American and realistic pro-Americanist in the heart’ who has always wanted South Korea to secure a certain share in the US-led world order while feeling a faint antipathy to the hegemony of the United States, is the current President of the Republic of Korea. Although the fact that it had a great influence, Jung-hwan did not tell Kim Yong-geon about it.

This was a diplomatic gamble that was too risky to depend on the inclinations and ideas of an individual that Jung-hwan knew, even if the individual was the enemy of a country.

Moreover, it is difficult to be sure that the current Noh Yun-hyeon is the original historical Noh Yun-hyeon that Jeonghwan knew.

In the meantime, so many things have changed because of the variable you are, isn’t it difficult to be sure that an individual’s ideology or political beliefs have not changed?

‘Looking back, a lot of time has passed.’

Even as Junghwan looked back at the passing of time and his aging self in that time, the week of preparation for the summit (?) flew by in a flash, and the long-awaited second inter-Korean summit day has arrived.

Unlike in 2002, when Jeonghwan went down to Seoul, South Korea, this time with the difference that South Korean President Noh Yunhyeon went up to Pyongyang.