North Korea in Our World

North Korea is one of the most threatening countries we face today. They are already a nuclear power, and who knows if they'll use that power against us? They are the last Stalinist country on the planet, and they are pushing the rest of the world. Over the past year many things have happened with North Korea. Last December their leader, Kim-Jung Il, dead of a suspected heart attack. The new leader, his son Kim-Jung Um, is already facing international pressure. With the launch of their "satellite" in April, they violated many U.N. restrictions that have been put on them. Food Aid, which was supposed to be sent in by the U.S., has been halted until diplomatic resolutions have been conducted. This missile failed however, only 81 seconds after take-off, and was a complete embarrassment to the country. Another embarrassment is the parade of fake missiles. Designed to look like new threatening rockets, these were obviously faked to put on a good show. Another failure for North Korea as they try to gain power in the world. Since then, they've had many anti-U.S. and South Korea parades and have threatened to "take-out" both countries if needed.

North Korea is, and always will be, a small, hot-tempered country. They are a threat, no doubt, but I do not see any major war with them in the future. They are extremely weak, mostly because of their government's failures. Widespread famine and poverty cover the country, along with power-outages and drought. North Korea seems to be completely oblivious to the fact that all Stalinist countries have either failed, or converted to more of a capitalist society, as China has done. The threat is always there from this country, and we should always stay weary, but I do not think we need to make North Korea our main concern for international problems.