nuclear arsenal. nothing that they are united states or south korea can offer north korea will substitute for the kind of security benefits that it gained from having a nuclear arsenal what the united states ought to be talking about with north korea is stabilisation of billy and arms control effort rather than a disarmament effort and i think if talks move in that direction then i think there is a prospect that we can achieve a certain kind of stability and some control in the korean peninsula. haifa in the korean peninsula. how important in the korean peninsula. how important is in the korean peninsula. how important is china in the korean peninsula. how important is china in - in the korean peninsula. how important is china in this - important is china in this equation and the pressure that beijing is possibly able to apply on the north korean regime? apply on the north korean reuime? ., , apply on the north korean reuime? . , ., , regime? ultimately china is the auarantor reg