SpaceWar.com reports: “Recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state threatens to create a domino effect that will cause an arms race around Northeast Asia, Seoul’s top official on inter-Korean affairs warned Thursday, as he called on the United States to reaffirm support for denuclearization on the Peninsula.

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho made the remarks at a press briefing for foreign journalists while discussing the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Neither the Democratic nor Republican platforms mention denuclearization as a goal for American policy on North Korea — a departure from the Democrats’ 2020 platform and an omission that has sparked some concern in the South.

Kim, whose ministry oversees inter-Korean relations, said he believes that either incoming administration will take a closer look at the North Korean nuclear issue when taking office.

‘Whichever party comes in, there will be a North Korean policy review at the beginning and during this process, we sincerely hope there will be a mention of the complete denuclearization of North Korea as one of the priorities,’ Kim said. ‘The South Korean government will also work closely to ensure that this idea is implemented in U.S. policy.’…”