North Korea hit out at US South Korean deal

09/10/2012

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Economies around the World are in trouble. That said all countries always have money for destruction. You can argue that a nuclear arsenal helps prevent conflict but sooner or later it will lead to a deadly conflict. One that could see the demise of the people of the World or irreversible damage to this beautiful place we call home, Earth. The West always takes the holier than though stand point. It follows the childhood adage of "do as I say not as I do". When some countries were new on the World stage that may have washed. It no longer does.

We already have a situation where countries with huge nuclear arsenals are trying to prevent Iran developing nuclear energy. In truth of course Iran may be secretly developing weapons. Why this is so different to Israel having a nuclear capabilty we do not know. Certainly some in Iran have already made it plain that they would like to wipe Israel of the face of the World. I am sure many in the West have aired similar views about other countries.

None of these words will justify Israel launching a pre-emptive attack on Iran. Again we play with words. What is a pre-emptive attack when it is launched by our allies, would be deemed a hostile attacks when launched by our enemies.

The USA  has now signed a deal with South Korea which leaves North Korea feeling vulnerable. South Korea plans to triple the range of its missile system. The US has military bases in the region and beyond. The deal will enable South Korea to have weapons capable of  reaching the whole of North Korea, along with parts of China and Japan

North Korean representatives have not pulled their verbal punches. In response to the latest South Korean US deal they said, "another conspiracy of the master and the stooge to push the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the extreme... and ignite a war".

The World is defintely looking a less safe place right now. War, be it localised or global, appears to be on the cards. How many times when economies have been crumbling in the past has War been the option taken?

Currently you have Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, Iran, Israel and the Middle East holding on to a fragile peace. Now what is the common denominator in all these countries? Why The Good Old USA. There is little wonder that many people outside of the US view that country as warmongers.

Both North and South Korea are now playing the word game. The North is insisting that it now has missiles capable of reaching US bases around the World and on US soil. South Korea plans to have the capability to stirke North Korea in no time at all. It has long been known that US bases in foreign lands would inevitably drag many countries into a conflict they were involved in.

Isn't it time that we got our priorities right?

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Scaremongering re North Korea

13/04/2012

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The West has continued to develop nuclear weapons, it has researched other deadly alternatives, it has built and used deadly unmanned drones, it has plunged rockets into space causing unknown damage and it is continuing to play the hypocrite.

North Korea has this week attempted to launch what they claim was an rocket. The West believes it was something more sinister. It is thought by some that it was a potential weapon. The media especially that in the US and UK has today continued to scare monger. 

The launch was unsuccessful and unusually for North Korea that was soon announced to the World. I am surprised that sceptics did not claim this one was a cover up to the real launch. All countries play such dastardly deeds at times.

The news of the launch caused widespread condemnation from the West amidst claims that it broke UN requirements.The US was quick to suspend food aid it had pledged to North Korea. That is understandable. If the country does not have the money to feed its people should it be spending huge sums of money of missile or rocket launches and development? The suspension of the food aid will of course only hit the people hard and not those in power. Foreign food aid to a country like North Korea during such austere times in the West does sound foolish though.

According to CBS news, "This failure makes it even more likely that the North will now attempt a nuclear test in the not-too-distant future," American analyst Ralph Cossa, the president of Pacific Forum CSIS, said. "The rocket launch was supposed to demonstrate the regime's power and technical prowess. A nuclear test may now be seen as even more necessary, not just to further perfect their weapons capability, but also to save face." 

Hypocrisy again. The assumption could be true but until we clean up our own back yards who are we to judge. The UK, France, the US and more have a huge arsenal of destruction available, at the powers that be finger tips. It is only a matter of time before an accident, terror attack or War result in a leak or launch, or for that matter a lunatic pushes the button. The odds are if any happen it will be in the West. After all we are the ones with far more nuclear capabilities than is sensible.

Tags: Missile launch, rocket launch, failed launch, North Korean power, UN, the West, hypocrisy
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