North Korea Informative Speech

Hello citizens of the United States, I am here to address the terrible situation in North Korea with the horrific leader Kim Jong Un. He is one dreadful dictator that we must stop from his horrible acts toward his people, such as starving his people and anyone that spoke out against him would have serious punishment, possibly death. He is taking advantage of his power that he inherited from his father and is running a communist party which none of his people enjoy. He seems to have the same mindset as some of the past dictators. One that came to mind at first for me was the comparison of Kim Jong Un to Adolf Hitler. He wants to take over as much as he can with his bombs and treats on other countries, he has a great interest in Hydrogen Bombs,

Since the year 1948, we, the people of North Korea have endured intolerable human rights abuses by the hand of our very own government. As individuals in this world, we are enervated with the governments unmindful treatment of its people. We demand an authentic democratic nation free from the reign of Kim Jong-Un. Must we rely on foreign nations to administer aid in times of famine while our “supreme leader” misspends funds formulating weapons of mass destruction? Must we live in a constant state of fear if we make one selves concerns heard? No, we must take the government into our own hands to better guide North Korea's political, civil, and monetary

There is no disbelief that the United States has had historical conflicts with North Korea’s dictatorial leaders. Currently there have been passing threats from North Korea’s dictatorial leader Kim Jung Un to US president Donald Trump. Using current international approaches to the North Korean nuclear problem-solutions are based on the logic of crime and punishment. “According to this approach, North Korea’s crimes – possession of nuclear weapons and violation of UN resolutions – must be punished through forceful, comprehensive sanctions. Such sanctions, the thinking goes, will cause so much discomfort in the North that the regime will be at risk of collapse and Kim Jung Un will be compelled to choose denuclearization (Moon, 2016, pg. 343).” Policy makers ideally want to ensure that foreign policy is perfected to the best of their knowledge and that national security is performing to the best of their ability. “America’s main motive has always been denuclearization in line with its nonproliferation policy, especially after post 9/11 security concerns (Petrželová, 2017, pg. 10).” To avoid similar events to 9/11 posed by North Korea, policy makers should allow counterterrorism tactics to be executed as thoroughly as possible. The protection and safety of US citizens should always be a top priority for government agencies and policy makers. Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s

Even more so once I realized that I can’t do anything to help them. Their own government doesn't care, and won’t accept aid from America or South Korea. The government spends millions and millions of dollars to develop ICBMs, when they could be purchasing food, or building housing, or creating grocery stores with actual food items in them. I couldn't stand the Pyongyang Department Store No. 1. This is like having carrot on a stick. Why on Earth would the government flash what the country could be like in front of the people all the time, and have none of it available to purchase? Finally, I felt affirmation. This confirmed my thought about North Korea. My mother went on a mission trip to Cuba last summer, and she brought back photos of what Havana, Cuba looked like. Aside from the palm trees, it looked like a 1960s Russian apartment block. The inner cities of North Korea looked the same way. Gray, square buildings, no advertisements, the only color was that of propaganda. The buildings are bland, boring, and have very little to offer the space as far as aesthetics go. Even with this confirmation, my view of North Korea was slightly altered.

According to senior editor Peter Weber of the political The Week magazine, “North Korea isn’t Nazi Germany--in some ways, it’s worse.” In this column Weber points out a 36 page report and its 373 page addendum report conducted by retired Australian judge Michael Kirby of the United Nations that revealed grisly details about the human rights abuses occurring in North Korea. The report was based on testimonies from witnesses and former inmates who had spent time in one of the encampments and who luckily made it out alive. Pyongyang 14 is one of the many camps that Kim Jong-un has in place to exterminate, murder, enslave, torture, and starve his people as the report notes. In addition, there are also forced abortions and other sexual violence that take place in this inhumane setting. North Korea forbids that their citizens know about life outside of the country, so if they attempt to do so there will be room for them in one of the prison camps since Jong-un is expanding their capacity. Something as little as watching a soap opera can land a North Korean in one of these camps, that is if they are not killed right away. For example, 10 people in the country were executed last year by firing squad when upper echelons in the North Korean hierarchy found out that they were watching “foreign” soap operas (Ryall). It is beyond belief that one’s life can be taken for something of such small magnitude. In Weber’s column he describes an interview Kirby had with a one-time prisoner at

Looking at an image of the Western hemisphere, you’ll see a black space to the East of China, inbetween Russia and South Korea. The absence of light is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea. The darkness is symbolic of the limited knowledge we have about the country. For the last seven decades, the DPRK has struggled in isolation; its allies can be counted on one hand. The regime The control of information and people is impeccable under the dynastic rule of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and now Kim Jong Un. The immense propaganda that is released in North Korea about the “wonderful leader” Kim Jong Un and fake broadcasts of American threats are all essential to the powerful grip the government has

In dealing with North Korea, there are no good options. Pyongyang has been working decisively towards building a nuclear arsenal for years now. Washington, DC has been working just as decisively towards preventing this nuclear arsenal from piling for just as many years, trying to control North Korea by issuing threats (of conducting future military exercises and preparing future economic sanctions) and side-eyeing China. Rinse and repeat. American policy towards North Korea can be summed up nicely with one of President Donald Trump’s many menacing Tweets about the country. This was sent out on April 11, 2017: “North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.”

Most governments advise against all travel to North Korea because of the uncertain security situation caused by North Korea’s nuclear weapons development program and the incredibly oppressive and dubious regime. Though there is little evidence of safety issues concerning tourists on organized expeditions, those planning to engage in activities that the oppressive North Korean government forbids must be prepared to face imprisonment, torture and death.

If outer space is indeed a lot of nothing, than the newly named North Korean space agency may be aptly titled, albeit inadvertently.

One of first steps to save the North Korean citizens is to give these people hope and the information that there are people working from the outer world to save them. Since the North Koreans lack such knowledge, the United States should focus in communicating with the people. I believe such connection is necessary because it will give the North Korean the strength and the purpose to endure. Efforts just made from the outside world are not enough. We need the people in North Korea to start the revolution. One of North Korean government’s greatest fears is the

The sight beheld by those who live in this prestigious empire is that of despondency. Born into our young or toiling away in their jobs is this horrid exoticness. These exotics who are spewed from their native countries in prodigious numbers are the cause of the present deplorable state of this nation.

Korea does not always have a positive connotation associated with it; media depicts North Korea as aggressive and hostile. Although I do not know in what manner, I wish to actively be a part of improving relationships between the North and the South. Thus, my primary focus is to not only be academically challenged but also to be surrounded by peers freely expressing their morals and ideas shaped by New Hampshire's motto "Live Free or Die." Meeting peers with drastically different backgrounds will challenge me and help me understand multiple perspectives as I aspire towards my

North Korea appears on the international stage as a country existing beyond the world we all know. It isolates its citizens from the rest of international community and does not obey any rules determined by international law, but requires respect and recognition. Moreover, North Korea is one of the countries that remains aggressive towards its neighbors and applies various terrorist techniques, i.e. illegal contraband, political terror and mass abductions of other countries’ citizens in its foreign policy. The reasons for which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) behaves so unpredictably and irrationally are diversified. First of all, the DPRK as a country is managed very irrationally – regimes of Kim Il-sung and

North Korea is a rogue state. A nation whose actions and behavior could set off a deadly regional conflict. A conflict which could involve the use of nuclear warheads, cause massive loss of life. Since the end of the Korean War tensions have run high between North Korea and the surrounding countries. The biggest cause for concern for the U.S. and South Korea is North Korea’s continual test of nuclear weapons paired with its aggressive behavior towards its regional neighbors. North Korea’s irrational behavior could result in full blown conventional war in the region. This is why it is of the up most importance that the United States work with its regional partners to stabilize the Korean Peninsula by stopping North Korea’s proliferation and testing of nuclear weapons. The current policies have proven ineffective and it is time something different is done before it is too late. The best way to denuclearize North Korea is by guaranteeing their external security; the U.S. gradually lifts economic sanctions, and enter into a regional security agreement with North Korea.

This article deals with the United States and its attempts to deal with the dangerous matters of North Korea. Some of the problems that were brought up in this article were North Korea’s plan to restart a plutonium based nuclear program at Yongbyon, North Korea’s plan to build a new highly enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear program, and the tension that emerged between the United States and South Korea. Even though many problems were occurring, there were some positive things that were happening at the time. The United States began negotiating with North Korea and South Korea about establishing railroad links, demining portions of the demilitarized zone, allowing athletes to compete in the Asian games, and allowing abductees to visit Japan.