Thursday, October 26, 2006
Nuclear Proliferation
Once again North Korea has been experimenting with nuclear expansion but this time the nuclear device was used in a different way. Were all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons used as scare tactics or were they supposed to get the United States attention? It seems as though they have succeeded in accomplishing both of those goals. In recent times, North Korea has been experimenting with nuclear weapons. In 1993, North Korea had dropped out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the following year they agreed to dismantle its weapons program to act in accordance with the treaty but in exchange they wanted help with building two nuclear- power plants. If North Korea wants nuclear- power plants wouldn’t that be arguing against the treaty? Technically yes, that is why in January of 2003 yet again North Korea had backed out of the treaty. These supposed scare tactics must be working seeing as President Bush and the Security Council are planning on blocking imports of nuclear and weapons technology. I’m sure blocking the imports will not stop North Korea; they will most likely find away around it. North Korea presumably does not want their title and power of being a nuclear country go to waste. Will the fact that North Korea is a nuclear power encourage other countries to join in? Will Iran be the next country to claim the nuclear power title? There is no doubt in my mind, I’m sure Iran will be the next to start developing nuclear activity. Then, Bush will call for stricter sanctions and the U.S. will most definitely be closer to declaring a nuclear war. Who knows, Bush and the Security Council are even thinking about declaring a nuclear war now. I do not believe the U.S. will go to war just yet, but if another country decides to become active in nuclear war technology, the U.S. will be forced to react.
Once again North Korea has been experimenting with nuclear expansion but this time the nuclear device was used in a different way. Were all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons used as scare tactics or were they supposed to get the United States attention? It seems as though they have succeeded in accomplishing both of those goals. In recent times, North Korea has been experimenting with nuclear weapons. In 1993, North Korea had dropped out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the following year they agreed to dismantle its weapons program to act in accordance with the treaty but in exchange they wanted help with building two nuclear- power plants. If North Korea wants nuclear- power plants wouldn’t that be arguing against the treaty? Technically yes, that is why in January of 2003 yet again North Korea had backed out of the treaty. These supposed scare tactics must be working seeing as President Bush and the Security Council are planning on blocking imports of nuclear and weapons technology. I’m sure blocking the imports will not stop North Korea; they will most likely find away around it. North Korea presumably does not want their title and power of being a nuclear country go to waste. Will the fact that North Korea is a nuclear power encourage other countries to join in? Will Iran be the next country to claim the nuclear power title? There is no doubt in my mind, I’m sure Iran will be the next to start developing nuclear activity. Then, Bush will call for stricter sanctions and the U.S. will most definitely be closer to declaring a nuclear war. Who knows, Bush and the Security Council are even thinking about declaring a nuclear war now. I do not believe the U.S. will go to war just yet, but if another country decides to become active in nuclear war technology, the U.S. will be forced to react.
# posted by Vicki @ 6:41 PM 
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Vicki,
Well written and really informative. There are some pretty serious situations that can come from this. It's also nice to see you making connections between what you're studying in different classes.
Well written and really informative. There are some pretty serious situations that can come from this. It's also nice to see you making connections between what you're studying in different classes.
The world does seem to be a little different on the surface. However, in the long run, I believe nothing has changed. As a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, our world has already been transformed. The transformation comes in the form of a more aggressive monitoring and intervention toward potential terrorist threats. The fact the North Korea has become a potential nuclear power, only increases an already diligence of the monitoring.
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