Orwellian State of North Korea A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.* BHARAT C. JAIN I n February 2012‚ in a piece published in this space‚ this Kim Il-sung had led North Korea since the Korean peninsula author had written about how precious little was known was split in half by the Korean War (1950-53). Although the two sides signed a ceasefire in 1953 they remain technically at war. about Kim Jong-un‚ who had just then become the leader of North Korea. In his first remarks
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In Focus: North Korea’s Nuclear Threats Updated April 16‚ 2013 What exactly is North Korea threatening to do? North Korea has been issuing near-daily threats against the United States and South Korea‚ and sometimes at United States forces in the Pacific. In one of the boldest warnings‚ the North said it could carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States. Many analysts are extremely doubtful that the North could hit the United States mainland with a missile‚ whether nuclear-tipped
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is the open‚ democratic‚ and prosperous South Korea in the southern half. In the North there is the oppressive‚ communist and impoverished North Korea‚ know as the Hermit Kingdom. While the South has prospered in the free world‚ the North has fallen behind and is crushing its citizens under an iron fist. The people in the North have no access to the outside world. The Kim dynasty threatens its neighbors with invasion and nuclear weapons. North Korea should be a focus of American foreign policy because
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acknowledge human rights. North Korea is known as a country that is not fair in the way they treat their citizens. The international community need to put an end to these abuses by cutting off humanitarian aid or relocating North Koreans’ people. Human rights abuses are inhumane and need to be put to an end because it is not allowing people to live the life they deserve. There are multiple accounts of North Korea treating their citizens poorly. In the film‚ “Inside North Korea”‚ it
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South-North Division in Korea Korea is an East Asian country‚ which is surrounded by the sea on three sides‚ but unfortunately divided into two parts-South Korea and North Korea. Korea is bordered by China on the north and by the navigable Yalu and Tumen Rivers‚ both of which flow from Paektusan‚ the highest point in Korea at 9‚000 feet (Weightman 360). Korea has four seasons and a monsoon climate with warm‚ humid summers and cold‚ dry winters. Continuous rains from June to July are a phenomenon
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Nuclear Issues in North Korea On Oct 9th‚ 2006‚ The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea‚ also known as North Korea‚ successfully conducted an underground nuclear test. According to a report by Jeff Bliss‚ “On Oct 16th‚ US confirmed that radioactivity found in air samples has verified North Korea’s claims that it conducted an underground nuclear test on Oct. 9‚ according to the top U.S. intelligence agency”(Jeff Bliss‚ 2006). So‚ why North Korea wants to have nuclear power so bad? And why
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followed by a talking iceberg (gawker). While this is incredibly unbelievable‚ North Korean children are taught this daily in their schools as a truth. To us it seems fantastical‚ to them it is a reality. This is not about some imaginary character‚ but about the former President of North Korea. A country with the 5th largest army in the world. This clearly illustrates the instability of North Korea and the reason why we should take North Korea very seriously. The United States needs to exert more political pressure as well as become
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Effects on North Korea “North Korea is one of the most secretive countries on earth. It’s regarded as an intelligence black hole” (“Inside North Korea”). North Korea‚ a communist dictatorship‚ is known to be very secretive‚ but also is one of the cruelest countries on earth to its people. “Communism is a political‚ social‚ and economic system in which the government is based on a collective society with land‚ property‚ and economic activities controlled by the state” (Lansford 9). The North Korean
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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT POLICY BRIEFING Human rights in North Korea Abstract The human rights record in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK‚ or North Korea) has been widely condemned by the international community‚ including by the EU and the European Parliament. The ascension of the latest ruler of the Kim dynasty‚ Kim Jong-un‚ in December 2011 has not brought tangible change. Since the country is practically closed to foreigners‚ the
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the issue Ever since December of 1945 when North Korea became a dictatorship under Kim Il-Sung‚ it has been considered a threat to the stability in Asia. North Korea was involved with manufacturing counterfeit money‚ and international drug sales in order to finance the production of a nuclear weapons program. The government as also openly admitted to kidnapping citizens of other countries such as Japan or South Korea. In November 2010‚ North Korea displayed a newly built uranium enrichment plant
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