April 15, 2017, the North Korean government launched a missile test which failed just seconds after being deployed. The weekend of April 15 became extremely tense internationally, especially between the United States and North Korea. The United States had the fear North Korea would be testing not only ballistic missiles but conducting nuclear tests. The United States government has been on its toes speculating that North Korea will begin launching its sixth nuclear-weapons test soon. The United States have tested their own intercontinental ballistic missiles, and also currently sending aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the Korean Peninsula. With all of this in mind, it raises a very important question to explore, what is North Korea’s and
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can be compared to the Cuban Missile Crisis which occurred 1962. The United States and the Soviet Union had an extremely tense 13 days when Cuba was being armed with nuclear weapons. Many people believed that the world was on the brink of nuclear war. The U.S. decided to not invade Cuba and that they would remove their missiles from turkey. Just like the Cuban Missile, the United States is panicking with the possibility of nuclear power being a threat, however much less of a need for immediate deterrence. We knew that Cuba had missiles in the crisis, however, there is no evidence that North Korea will have any nuclear power in the near future. All the information the U.S. has is the possibility of nuclear tests being conducted. This kind of situation is important for the U.S. to look at because the success of deterring the Cuban Missile Crisis can be applied to the current situation of North …show more content…
They have a pattern of never yielding, and often in the past sends messages to South Korea that they will never yield. This kind of pattern is important in understanding the conflict between the United States and North Korea. In times when there are sanctions, North Korea has submitted to the U.S. in order to become stable economically. For example, in 1994, the U.S and North Korea signed an agreement in which Pyongyang froze its nuclear program in return for oil and light-water reactors. This clearly did not work since North Korea has been trying to produce nuclear weapons which are the biggest threat they have to offer. In a new article released by CNN, a North Korean officer in an interview said that he promised his country would never stop nuclear tests unless the U.S. stopped committing acts of aggression. The conflict between North Korea and the U.S. has been a long term phony war, where provocation is used as a threat but not acted upon, such as the recent artillery drill which was said in an interview with government official Sok Chol Won to be a direct response to the U.S. aggression. When asked about the sixth nuclear test, Sok Chol Won declined to release any information. Looking at the patterns of data, North Korea seems to be pretty consistent with its military tactics and should be used as a reference for future actions against
can be compared to the Cuban Missile Crisis which occurred 1962. The United States and the Soviet Union had an extremely tense 13 days when Cuba was being armed with nuclear weapons. Many people believed that the world was on the brink of nuclear war. The U.S. decided to not invade Cuba and that they would remove their missiles from turkey. Just like the Cuban Missile, the United States is panicking with the possibility of nuclear power being a threat, however much less of a need for immediate deterrence. We knew that Cuba had missiles in the crisis, however, there is no evidence that North Korea will have any nuclear power in the near future. All the information the U.S. has is the possibility of nuclear tests being conducted. This kind of situation is important for the U.S. to look at because the success of deterring the Cuban Missile Crisis can be applied to the current situation of North …show more content…
They have a pattern of never yielding, and often in the past sends messages to South Korea that they will never yield. This kind of pattern is important in understanding the conflict between the United States and North Korea. In times when there are sanctions, North Korea has submitted to the U.S. in order to become stable economically. For example, in 1994, the U.S and North Korea signed an agreement in which Pyongyang froze its nuclear program in return for oil and light-water reactors. This clearly did not work since North Korea has been trying to produce nuclear weapons which are the biggest threat they have to offer. In a new article released by CNN, a North Korean officer in an interview said that he promised his country would never stop nuclear tests unless the U.S. stopped committing acts of aggression. The conflict between North Korea and the U.S. has been a long term phony war, where provocation is used as a threat but not acted upon, such as the recent artillery drill which was said in an interview with government official Sok Chol Won to be a direct response to the U.S. aggression. When asked about the sixth nuclear test, Sok Chol Won declined to release any information. Looking at the patterns of data, North Korea seems to be pretty consistent with its military tactics and should be used as a reference for future actions against