Today, Monday, March 11th North Korea nullified the 60 year old armistice. On top of this, they have also threatened to launch a nuclear strike on the US. Part of what North Korea wants is an actual treaty, rather than the armistice that has been in place for so long and also the removal of the 28,500 American troops that are stationed in South Korea right now. All ties have not been cut yet though, there are still 2 lines of communication between North and South, bringing South Korean workers to Kaesong. Finacially, North Korea will suffer without these South Korean workers so one analyst says that "If North Korea really intends to start a war with South Korea, it could have taken South Koreans at Kaesong hostage."
Even with all these threats though, we shouldn't worry too much. "The ministry has warned that the North's government would 'evaporate from the face of the Earth' if it ever used a nuclear weapon. The White House also said the U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic attack." While recent nuclear tests from North Korea may be bringing them a step closer to being able to hit the US mainland, analysts say that Pyongyang is still years away from getting the smaller, lighter nuclear warheads to have a formidable nuclear missile program.
No comments:
Post a Comment