Can the Korean Peninsula Become a Nuclear Free Zone

The seriousness of what North Korea is capable of is not being taken serious and the damage they could potential cause is being ignored. Currently they are not a major threat, but with the irresponsible leadership at the helm, this could change rapidly.

North Korea’s nuclear program has been at the top of the US’s list of things to abolish for many years now. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has finally announced on April 28th that North Korea will be stopping their nuclear program and will bring a complete end to the long lasting Korean war. Kim Jong Un stepped foot into South Korea to meet with President Moon Jae-In on peace and made history being the first North Korean leader to step foot in South Korea since the beginning of the Korean War.

The nation has been testing nuclear hydrogen bombs, weapons that have the capacity to destroy huge regions. They are constantly improving their design, leading to a potential nuclear arsenal. In addition, the country contains skilled hackers who have the ability to intervene almost anywhere through cyber means. This hacking skill can give the North Koreans access to protected information, putting many people at risk. The nuclear and cyber skills that North Korea contains labels them as a global threat to the entire

With approximately six to eight nuclear weapons and the fact that it did not sign a Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, without a doubt, North Korea is a significant threat to both the United States and her interests (Chanlett-Avery, Rinehart, & Nikitin, 2016). The United States’ recent policy of “strategic patience” has been largely ineffective. Strategic

“Pyongyang’s enshrinement of the possession of nuclear weapons in its constitution… suggests that Kim does not intend to negotiate them away at any price.” Authorities on North Korea concur that,”…the timeframe for conducting military action without the risk of a North Korean nuclear attack against U.S. territory is narrowing.” The denuclearization of North Korea poses limited alternatives and is progressing towards a decisive decision point concerning the employment of military force. If the United States interests of a nuclear free Korean Peninsula are genuinely a “survival” level, it may lack any viable options except the use of preemptive military force. The use of military force would significantly influence stability within the Korean Peninsula and East Asia

The longer KJU is allowed to improve his ground, ballistic missile, and special operations forces, the more of a regional threat he will pose. Continued development of nuclear and chemical weapons within North Korea coupled with ballistic missile improvements will absolutely pose a nuclear threat to a wider arc of the world, not the least of which is the United States. First strike capabilities coupled with submarine launched ballistic missiles would give North Korea the ability to launch from open waters and strike anywhere in the world. It is imperative that diplomacy be employed to reduce the threat posed by North Korea. If this is delayed much beyond 2025, the threat posed by North Korea may not be able to be

The sanctions on North Korea have not been effective in the past. North Korea’s economy has continued to grow despite sanctions being placed on them. They have successfully continued to build their nuclear weapons arsenal and have carried out numerous nuclear weapons and missiles tests which show that they are getting closer and closer to developing nuclear weapons that could reach the United States. They have not been effective because Russia and China have wavered in implementing tough sanctions on North Korea because they are their biggest trading partners. Russia and China believe that the tougher sanctions would be considered an act of war by North Korea, which makes them hesitant to implement tough

There may be disagreement that DPRK would not involve in any agreements and treaties with the USA but there was a US-DPRK Agreed Framework of October 1994 in which North Korea stopped its plutonium processing for nine years. So there is always a chance to re-engage with North Korea and seek a common ground for solving this crisis. From the diplomatic approach, we can find out the intentions of the nation and take concrete and irreversible denuclearization steps along with other Six

The best solution that we found, I think, would be to cut off all trade with them and keep pursuing sanctions against them. China believes that if the United States stops joint military exercises with South Korea that North Korea will be willing to talk about slowing down, or suspending their nuclear and missile tests. I think that this would be a good idea and a bad idea at the same time, it would be a good idea because it could stop the nuclear threats but it could also only slow down the threats, which would not really be worth the bad part, losing the trust of South

Time after time the videos that North Korea sends out to threaten the United States or United Nations have been proved to be hoaxes or propaganda. The true potential of their weapons of mass destructions are known, but the last test had resulted in a 5.3 magnitude which is relatively weak and is most likely not able to travel far enough to wreck havoc in any states that it has tensions with. The isolation of the nation within the past centuries has been a proven practice all the way from the Choson Dynasty. The constant isolation can cause fear in many, but others take it as a way of slowly dying off, as the amount of resources that is available in one land is limited. Recently China has banned imports of coal from North Korea due to rising tensions between these two nations. Overall the current status of North Korea is unknown the amount of actual damage they could cause is limited, but we are not aware of the actual impact they can cause. The sheer isolation of the nation has proven to be a disadvantage, but has been able to keep many information secret from the world. In conclusion the North Korean pose of arms does not pose a global threat because the leaders behind it, the amount of technology available, and the lack of new technology being able to keep up with the

To begin with, North Korea 's nuclear threats still loom in the air as they remind the world of their nuclear capabilities by conducting a series of tests. Since 2006, they have been using P’unggye-ri, a secluded part of the country, as their testing grounds to detonate their bombs. Although North Korea tends to exaggerate their accomplishments, U.S. intelligence has confirmed that the collection of radioactive debris in air samples has provided enough evidence to prove that the tests have indeed taken place (“North Korea Nuclear Tests”). Due to the fact that North Korea has not yet coordinated a major direct physical attack (other than cyber-attacks) on their rivals since the Korean War, their firepower is often underestimated. Throughout the years, their scientists have shown great improvements in their military

The question of a nuclear North Korea has roots dating back to the 1980's. Initial concerns arose in the mid-1980's, with intelligence reports proposing the potential for North Korean nuclear ambitions. Reports cite the construction of a nuclear reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium . The reactor in question, located in Yongbyon, was the focus of the first North Korean nuclear crisis in 1993. The Clinton administration proceeded with diplomatic efforts, forging an agreement by 1994 that effectually ended the crisis. Under the Agreed Framework, North Korea agreed to: (1) halt operation and construction of nuclear reactors, (2) freeze reprocessing of spent fuel (from which plutonium can be

programs and continues to develop its nuclear program to the extent that the Democratic People’s

With this agreement, the Bush administration has managed to keep the game going hat is, sustain the framework of negotiation. So far it has also accomplished a freeze of the plutonium part of the DPRK nuclear program. It has also managed to prevent an additional crisis, such as another bomb testing or the complete reversal of disablement.However, the agreement falls far short of what many in South Korea, Japan, and the United States thought was necessary. Among several shortcomings, it fails directly to address the uranium enrichment and nuclear transfer issues, requires mutual consent for inspection of undeclared sites, and most significantly glosses over the issue of nuclear bombs that North Korea is supposed to possess. As such, South Korea reluctantly accepted the agreement; Japan reacted negatively toward it; and China was the only country that probably genuinely welcomed it. Nevertheless, multilateral efforts based on the 6PT should continue, although the U.S.-North Korea bilateral efforts may be explored within the 6PT framework. From the international institutional perspective, the countries in Northeast Asia will try to utilize existing norms anprocedures within the 6PT to deal with new problems rather than create new ones even after the North Korean nuclear problem is

One of the top solutions is for the United States to intervene and liberate all the North Korean prisoners ( “How Did We Get Here? A Timeline of the North Korean Nuclear Threat” ). For example, Kim IL Sung laid down the law in 1972, “Enemies of class, whoever they are, their seed must be eliminated through three generations.” (Harden, Page #6) Kim is saying that he wants his country to be made up of pure, loyal people and wants to kill off the rest. This is why the United States needs to intervene and go to war with North Korea. We can’t let hundreds and thousands of people be killed, starved, or tortured; it goes against all human rights. The benefits of going to war would be liberating hundreds and thousands of North Korean prisoners, we would have control of North and South Korea if the U.S. won and we would be eliminating a dictator who is a major threat as of 2013 ( “How potent are North Korea's threats?” ). Or, the United