http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/world/asia/north-korea.html?ref=global-home&_r=0
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, made orders to retaliate against the penalties put on North Korea by the United Nations. It is not clear what he is planning to do, but there have been some speculations that he has indicated launching more rockets and having a third nuclear test. These facts came out when Kim Jong-un called a meeting to talk with various officials to heighten the impasse between North Korea and the United States. Kim made this meeting very public, putting it into news stories, which was unlike his secluded and private father. At the meeting, Kim Jong-un said that he wanted to take action against what was happening with the United Nations. He said that the only thing he could think of doing was performing a nuclear test. Now Kim Jong-un is using North Korea's economy and a rocket program, which was said to be for space exploration, to obstruct opposition from the United States. North Korea is also feeling resentment towards another country, China, because they have been backing the United States against North Korea. If North Korea decided to act on this resentment it would be a serious blow to both countries, because China helps North Korea in many ways, and it would cause turmoil in Asia.
As of now, relations between North Korea and other countries of the world are not very good. There is much hostility and many threats from North Korea. I think that we should try more to fix our relationship with North Korea, because I think that they are a hazard. I think they could possibly have a nuclear weapon, and would launch it at other countries. But, no one really knows for sure what North Korea is planning, so anything could happen. There should be more peaceful talks with North Korea to improve relations, so they aren't such a looming threat anymore. North Korea is very unstable, and if pushed the wrong way could explode. We need to be sensitive with North Korea, and always watch for any developments in their position as a country.
I agree with you that relations should be fixed between many countries, including ourselves, and North Korea. But in all honesty, I don't see that happening in the future. North Korea is so far-removed from the rest of the world, that they have almost crossed the point of no return. While I still think we should continue to work to try and make breakthroughs, the reality is that our efforts will most likely fail. North Korea has been threatening countries, and also trying to send missiles, but as we have seen, their efforts have failed. I think that without outside knowledge and support, it will be very hard for North Korea to become a major threat politically and militarily.
ReplyDelete