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The Pros And Cons Of North Korea's Nuclear Program

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Imagine attending a picnic on a pleasant afternoon in Portland, Oregon. Guests are having a wonderful time, when suddenly there is a flash of light followed by fire and smoke. An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), launched from North Korea, just struck, killing tens of thousands of people instantly. Since 2011, when Kim Jong-un became North Korea’s dictator, the country has significantly advanced their nuclear weapons program, causing increased tensions with the United States of America and its allies. After analyzing both sides of this conflict, I am not in favor of military intervention to impede North Korea’s nuclear program. To resolve this international conflict, I am in favor of using three alternatives: international diplomacy, …show more content…

For example, President Trump and his state department requested that China apply economic pressure on North Korea in hopes to assuage their nuclear program. North Korea is so isolated that it depends on Chinese trade for their survival; so if North Korea is cut off from China’s financial aid, they will not be capable of surviving on their own. “Ultimately, he said, there are only ‘two ways to impose significant costs’ on the North Koreans for pursuing nuclear weapons. The United States ‘could use military power … or the Chinese can put real economic pressure on’ North Korea. The first option could have horrific consequences, …” (Friedman, “What Are America's Options on North Korea?”). A military campaign against North Korea will lead to catastrophic death and destruction for the North Koreans, …show more content…

Secondary sanctions will present a choice to Chinese banks who are doing business with North Korea: continue doing business with them or be cut off from the U.S. financial system. “Enacting secondary sanctions on Chinese firms that facilitate North Korea’s nuclear program should be the logical next step in strengthening US strategy against North Korea and has the potential for real damage to their nuclear program funding.” (McKeown, “An Alternative to Military Intervention in North Korea”). In contrast, some policy experts say secondary sanctions are inadvisable because they will irritate the Chinese government to a point they might limit further diplomacy on our behalf. Secondary sanctions, when enacted, will make the Chinese upset, but they will understand these actions are in place to financially cripple North Korea, not them. By adopting secondary sanctions, the U.S. can cut off North Korea from the money they use to advance their nuclear program. Hopefully, this action will persuade North Korea to negotiate their nuclear weapons program with the U.S. without the use of military

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The potential global issue that is raised within this text is the theoretical Interstate war between the rogue state North Korea and the United States caused by the weapons of mass destruction being developed by North Korea and their new capability to reach the USA due to the successful miniaturization of the war heads and the ability to apply them to intercontinental ballistic missiles. For example when the author, Richard. N. Haase, writes that the reasons for the meeting between the CIA and the President is: ‘North Korea has succeeded in making a nuclear bomb small enough to fit inside the tip of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the continental United States.’ This theoretical war has recently become more and more of a

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Korea’s history already determined it was a weak country, having been a pawn for Far Eastern powers, so Cold War had left it nearly destroyed with epidemics, poverty, limited education, and authoritarian rulers (LaFeber, 2008). In this state, Korea was left vulnerable to communism. In 1945, the 38th parallel marked the ally agreement of disarming the occupying Japanese military, however by the end of the Korean War, it would be the indivisible line that divided the country between communism and democracy (LaFeber, 2008). In June 1950, when North Korean troops passed the 38th parallel, President Truman gave the order for American air and naval units to move into action to aid South Korea and to show the United States’ opponents that “the United States was no longer content with mere “containment” but now aimed for liberation (LaFeber, 2008, p. 114). LaFeber (2008) explains President Truman’s intent, “

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The rising tensions between the United States and North Korea are at an all-time high, it is no news that at any second a full-scale war between these two nations could break out. The consequences of such a war are the endangerment of the lives of millions of people in multiple nations. Nicholas Kristof’s opinion piece “Inside North Korea, and Feeling the Drums of War,” published in the New York Times Sunday Review, serves as an emotional overload purposely written to warn the audience of just how tense the relations between these two Nations have become, as well as the reality of a possible catastrophic conflict between them if concessions are not drawn to ease tensions. Kristof adopts an urgent tone in his article that he uses to stir up

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Nocera writes, “During the 60 Minutes interview, Trump told [Scott] Pelley that he would force the Chinese to ‘do something’ about North Korea’s nuclear program — while also preventing them from devaluing their currency!” Nocera uses this information in his article to show that Trump does not think before he acts, which would result in him creating more problems for the country than he would solve. If Trump were to go through with this plan China would become our enemy. This would cause the trade between us to be cut off resulting in decreases in the economy, which would lead to another recession or even a depression. This would also bring into question as to what other countries will Trump force to do things.

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