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North Korea Cold War
During the past months, conflict between the US and North Korea becomes the most of current interests. Tensions towards North Korea have risen dramatically after it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.Kim Jong-un- the leader of the country, has promised to continue the tests. North Korea is banned under UN resolutions from any use of ballistic missile technology, but eight of UN sanctions since Pyongyang's first nuclear test in 2006 have failed to halt its drive for what it insists are defensive weapons.North Korea has developed small, medium and large size missiles, which might reach lands of countries such as Japan, South Korea and now the United States. The United States fears North Korea may one day use its missiles to deliver …show more content…
On the fourth of July, North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile, which reached the United State’s land. In response, on July 21st, authorities in Hawaii announced that they would revive a network of Cold War-era sirens, to alert the public in the event of a nuclear strike. Trump said that he hopes to boost spending on missile defense by “many billions of dollars.” On September 3rd after North Korea tested nuclear weapon which was seven times bigger than the ones dropped during the WW ll, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, warned that it would lead to the “massive military response”. As a punishment on August 5th U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea blocking the sale of coal, iron, and other commodities, which represent a third of North Korea’s exports. President Donald Trump said that any more treats to the United States will be met by “fire and fury like the world has never …show more content…
It prohibits any organised political opposition, independent media, free trade unions, and independent civil society organisations. Arbitrary arrest, torture in custody, forced labor, and public executions maintain an environment of fear and control. The many efforts of North Korea to cut off communication with the outside world has resulted in further violation of human rights and no sanctions have had the desirable effect on helping the people of DPRK. While US, thanking Russia and China for their support on increasing sanctions on North Korea, president Putin thinks sanctions is not solution. According to the Putin, diplomatic solution is the only way to avoid global catastrophe. Besides North Korea, country such as Iran also has a nuclear weapon program. Several resolutions by the UN imposed sanctions on iranian individuals and organisations which were involved in nuclear missile program. By the result of many efforts, in 2013 P5 agreed with Iran to reduce economic sanctions, in exchange for six-month freeze and partial rollback of portions of Iran's nuclear program. This was a short time, but the first official Iran-US agreement in 34

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