Tensions In North Korea

To begin with, If we were to go to war with North Korea they would be very pleased by it because they are not looking for any sort of compromise with the United States. According to the article, “The case for letting North Korea keep its nukes”, it states that from “the thinking here, as far as we can tell from the outside, is that you need to threaten North Korea with a credible

In the article “Should the United take more aggressive action to prevent North Korea from building a nuclear arsenal?”, it explains how the power of possessing lethal weapons can affect international affairs, and this is a concern that U.S. wants to prevent a war. The article describes how this became an issue after the Korean War; U.S. tried to prevent communism to spread, so in order to do it, the Peninsula of Korea was divided in the 38th parallel, making North Korea communism and South Korea democrat supported by the U.S. Furthermore, the article argued about the nuclear arsenal that North Korea possess since the early 2000’s and U.S. tried to stop them to develop such weapon. In order to make them stop, U.S. and many other countries tries

North Korea has been under completely dictated control from Kim Jung Un and his deceased elders who have been in power before him are nothing to be fooled with. These men have been proven some of the most hostile men in history and have been known to rebel against rules and react to disciplinary attempts, with anger; as they did in 1953 when they announced they would no longer abide by the United Nations brokered treaty set by America. If America does invade North Korea, there needs to be thorough preparation for immediate isolation and containment of the country. Their extreme opportunistic values along with their hostility, makes for a dangerous and deadly backlash toward America. Since North Korea has threatened America (back in April 2013, on a near daily basis) this is a legitimate concern. One of their most memorable threats even described pre-emptive nuclear threats. Not only this, but it has also been said by Dr. Victor D. Cha, that North Korea produces ballistic missiles and has stockpiles of biological and

On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea with the intention of dominating South Korea and forcing its government and policies upon them. These circumstances imply that not only did South Korea had the grounds to defend itself, but other nations had the right assist them in the time of need. On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces assaulted the South Korean army, and quickly advanced towards the capital city of Seoul. The United States, stationed there in correspondence with the United Nations, quickly rushed to defend South Korea.

In a picture, flags wave brilliantly and seemingly all range of people including soldiers, woman, and man look up at the bright sun which represents Kim Il Sung, former supreme leader of DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic Korea) with a feeling of awe. This is a short depiction of one famous North Korea’s propaganda in my view. Although it was made in the past, it is enough to show the common image of North Korea’s past and now. The phrase ‘Unchanging hermit kingdom’ which includes all assumptions ‘Country in dire straits’, ‘Blindly devoted North Koreans’, ‘Unquestioning obedience to a malicious government’ is the general stereotype of North Korea. Does it truly show the current North Korean reality?

Kim Jung Un is using these missiles to make up for his attitudes about America and our allies. He obviously dislikes us which is likely hate rather than dislike, he has thoughts about us that are surely not pleasant, and his behavior shows that he potentially may want to engage in some type of war with us instead of avoiding the potential catastrophe. He has this attitude about us that he probably has always had and it was surely primed into him when he was young. “When specific attitudes are primed-brought to mind, even unconsciously-people are more likely to act in ways consistent with the attitude” (Gilovich et al., 2016, p. 231). If he has a negative attitude about us, then why would he care what happens to us? If he wants to get rid of us, he could most certainly try and do

North Korea has become “increasingly reliant on international aid from NGOs, South Korea and the UN to feed its people” (Poverty & Famine, 2012). After the famine began, the South elected a liberal president who was “keen to build peace with the ‘sister country’” (Poverty & Famine, 2012). This actually helped to rebuild and bond the two countries’ trust. Since then, however, things have changed. After George W. Bush changed policies along with South Korea’s new and more conservative president from 2008 to 2013, relations have been more tense with the North and they slowly stopped receiving aid from the U.S. In 2013, when a new president was elected, South Korea donated $12 million in food supplies and fertilizer to NK as part of the President’s plan to foster a “new era” in inter-Korean relations (Manyin & Nitikin, 2014, p. 4). Supporting the United Nations’ efforts in finding donors who will fund the World Food Program towards North Korea is in their best interest. However, because of lack of funds, they’ve had to slow down aid: “Its program for the country has only received about $5.7 million in aid this year, mostly from Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and private donors” (Cheng, 2014), and also noted by Thomson Reuters Foundation (2015), “funding for UN agencies in North Korea dropped to less than $50 million in 2014, down from $300 million in 2004.”

From the creation of the North Korean state following the Second World War, the United States has opposed them. In time, the U.S. learned how to better deal with North Korea, but tension between the two countries has never fully ceased. North Korea’s nuclear programs have been a concern to America since their establishment, and even though tensions had lessened at points, nuclear proliferation is still a large issue. Due to America’s stance with North Korea, talks between them have been difficult. In order to reduce the threat of the North Korean nuclear development, the U.S. needs to take a more hard-line stance with the nation’s current regime and force them to choose between their economic stability

The majority of the people who live in the United States and elsewhere around the world, have no idea the extent of freedom we have in comparison to some. Living in North America, where freedom runs through the veins of our constitution, it is hard to imagine a world more restrictive than our own. Things that we take for granted, such as access to the internet, are not available under the same circumstances in North Korea as they are here. North Korea is the number one most censored country on the planet, and their strict limitations placed on Internet usage accounts for most of that ranking, is commonly referred to as a media monopoly and a “mosquito net,” because of the intense control over the information that goes in and out of the country.

Now, the border between North and South Korea is one of the most militarized area on earth. Former US President, Bill Clinton, mentioned “The scariest place on Earth” during his visit in 1993. These shows that the relationship between North and South isn’t very good. Until 1990s, South Korea had hostile attitude towards North. However, in 1998, Kim Dae-jung was elected as a president of South Korea, South Korean government became very generous towards north, and aided North Korea financially. From these, the relationship between North and South was very good until 2006, when the government changed. In 2010, a South Korean naval vessel was sunk by North Korean missile. Also, North Korea bombed South Korean island Yeonpyeong, which happened to kill numbers of civilians. These are just two of North Korea’s annual armed provocation.

“Jeon Wook-pyo, now 68, was among 25 crewmen aboard two fishing boats captured by North Korea in the Yellow Sea in 1972. He escaped North Korea in August 2013 and returned to South Korea September the same year” (BBC13). In the current status with North Korea some people do not know why there is conflict between North Korea and the rest of the world, or as to what they did to enrage the world. The big problem with North Korea is that, in accords with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they have violated many of the basic rights of the individual. Some of these violations are directly in conflict with South Korea and threatening to the surrounding countries. Which may lead to war between two or more of the

The US should unofficially help South Korea build nuclear missiles and place them at the North Korean border. The US should treat them like they treat Israel’s and pretend they don’t exist. We will send American engineers and workers over to South Korea to help build them and tell the public and the world that it is to help build infrastructure. It will be revenue for American companies and workers while simultaneously protecting South Korea. If the secret of South Korea having nuclear weapons is exposed the US should say they have placed out own nuclear weapons at the border for defensive purposes. America shouldn’t admit that they have helped the South Koreans become nuclear instead they should act as if they put American nuclear weapons on American bases in South Korea. If Kim Jung Un mentions them turn the focus on his illegal weapons activity and threaten to at the very least impose U.N. Security Council sanctions for their nuclear and missile tests. If North Korea is no longer honoring the armistice South Korea shouldn’t be required to either.

On a bright, summer morning on the Yellow Sea in 1999, two eruptive nations clashed once again, one of many stirring incidents that have happened between the sensitive time-bombs after their famous war. Bullets whizzed past the North and South Korean sailors, and volley of cannon fires caused shattering damage and destructive chaos which went on for ten minutes. This ruthless shootout resulted in heavy casualties on both sides and a sunken vessel; caused by this unstable “battle”, whether the two countries will coexist in a stale mate any further remains a mystery. United States and bordering countries fear of a fully engaged nuclear war, but despite the worries, both Koreas have shown attempts of peaceful negotiations by sending officials

North Korea believes that the reason it needs nuclear weapons and its missiles is to make sure the USA doesn’t attack (deterrence effect) and most importantly, does not overthrow the regime itself. There is therefore a legitimate defensive rationale. Of course, this is not the only reason as some believe North Korea also wants nuclear weapons to exert greater influence in the region and intimidate South Korea and Japan, arch nemesis of the

When I was younger, my mother told me a story about discipline. As a child, she and her sisters would watch T.V. on the big plush carpet in her father’s house. Her father would draw a line in the carpet, marking the closest they could be to the T.V. My mother and her sisters, both being at the age of rebellion, took this as a challenge. They would discreetly scoot forward, their toes touching the line, watching to see if their father noticed. When they realized they could get away with it, they drew a new line when he wasn’t looking, nearly identical to the first, and waited to see if he noticed that. After a few more times, their courage exploded and they were soon only a few feet from the television. My grandfather had enough and banned them from the T.V. for 2 weeks. This situation reminds me of North Korea, whom is once again behaving like a petulant child desperate for attention, and the United States is considering offering punishment. This summarizes many of the articles written recently about the alleged ‘nuclear’ bombs tested by North Korea earlier this year (Sang-Hun, “U.S. Weighs”). North Korea is planning another launch in the near future, and has assured everyone that the only things that will be sent up into the atmosphere are simple ‘satellites’, (Harlan, “North Korea”). Needless to say, the country seems rather interested in having the world’s eyes on it. It seems as though the aim of North Korea is to provoke other countries into