With its recent threat to detonate a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, North Korea continues to be a major irritant with respect to maintaining peace and security in the region around itself and also in the whole world.
With the continuing assistance of China – both financial and technological – Pyongyang has been making rapid strides in achieving the latest technologies for the making of nuclear weapons, proved by its recent successful test of a hydrogen bomb and its ongoing endeavor to develop an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) system capable of delivering such weapons.
It is well known that hydrogen bombs are more dangerous than standard atomic bombs because they are based on nuclear-fusion technology, which produces much more energy than the nuclear-fission technology used in less powerful bombs. Meanwhile North Korea is in possession of a large conventional arsenal including missiles, bomb launchers, and naval ships.
Equipped with such a huge buildup of arms along with autocratic and dictatorial pomp and glory, North Korea’s ruler persists with his arrogant and stubborn style of governance and scoffs at his opponents within his country and also all over in the world. This has been seen in its utter disregard of US pressure and threats to itself as well as its mentor China.
The North Korean dictator remains undeterred and unperturbed. Perhaps that is what forced US President Donald Trump to issue fresh threats of even wiping out the country along with its dictator, but the tyrant still looks undisturbed. Further, he and one of his close aides openly rebuked the American president by pronouncing him a mentally deranged person and his threats as utter nonsense. Not only that, the dictator has now threatened to submerge the US with a tsunami caused by exploding a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean.
But what does this mean? Should the president of the United States be taken lightly? This question is particularly pertinent because today the US enjoys an unquestioned status as the world’s first hyper-power with untrammeled authority and unparalleled military power that arouses awe and fear among all nations. And that has been seen by the whole world in the form of the American wrath over Saddam Hussein in Iraq or the killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden while he was hiding in Abbottabad, very close to the Pakistan Army headquarters – the most secure area in the country.
China too is helpless before US hegemony, as Beijing had to eat humble pie at the hands of the US in the South China Sea crisis last year.
There are several other challenges facing Pyongyang’s dictator, as all of the countries nearby and also in more distant adjoining regions, particularly South Korea, Japan and Australia, besides all the NATO powers, are following the US line of action, and hence they are committed opponents of North Korea.
Still another challenge is the likely chance of terrorists getting control of North Korea’s nuclear weapons in the event the regime falls.
In this scenario any loss of restraint by either side will inevitably result in a nuclear holocaust of unimaginable magnitude resulting in the elimination of almost half of humanity, along with millions upon millions of creatures living in the water and the air, thereby destroying the ecological balance and also closing doors for the future survival of humanity.
But this menace can be prevented, as there is no dearth of saner minds in the world, be it in Russia or China or even Pakistan. They all can be mobilized to stand together against North Korea’s mounting passion for nuclear weapons by diplomatically isolating Pyongyang and its supporters like China and Pakistan and putting its nuclear weapons and other lethal arsenals under supervision of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Though that looks like wishful thinking, there is no other way out.
Thanks Mr. Gentleman. I do feel sometimes that I am really so. Mere subjective assesments will not carry forward.
Who so ever dig a pit shall fall into it. So, it is better to dig two pits instead of one. Also, a small hacks can cut down a big tree. All one has to do is to sharpen the small hack.
A pooely written article based on wishful thinking towing American logic of nuclear wepons falling in the hands of terrorists. Why does this logic does not apply to India that has maximum number of independent movements in the country? Why should Pakistan fight another American war?
To a large extent it is very easy to sit back analyse and maybe criticise some one else actions. It is only GOD who to me has the right answer for all circumstance and because US and their presidents are not GOD, they definitely may not have the right answers for all situations. But I think it is better to fail trying than not do anthing at all. Long before US became a world power it is today, the world had always been at war for varying reasons. Iraq annexed Kuwait under Saddam Hussein, why? It was the massive destruction of WW2 that led to the new world that precipitated the relative peace we have enjoyed for over 50 years the war ended. Recall that British and French forcefully colonised significant part of the world and to serve their interest the changed and imposed structures that in a of number cases are unfair and inequitable. As long as a significant part of people of the world are unjustly and unfairly treated peace will be far from the world. I honestly think we should restructure UN to make it more reponsive to the changing times and challenges facing the world. I also think it is in our best interest but in particular South Korea, China and Russia to ensure that North Korea threat does not result to a major conflict.
The most powerful weapon in the US arsenal is not the Air Force, the Navy or the Army. It is the economy. An absolutely unbeatable measure would be to stop trading with any country that trades with North Korea. This mostly means China but could include others as well. In the case of China there is pretty much nothing that they import that the US needs so desperately. Will it hurt the US? Probably for about 3 months until all of the products that no longer enter the country could be manufactured domestically. Also exports would be hurt for a while as well, at least until the rest of the world catches on. During that same 3 months, however, North Korea would be a nation of nothing except starving people and a crumbling infrastructure. Sadly, the US does not have the political will to employ such a measure.
The writer is clearly influenced by the western media. What rights have the US to continue with live firing exercises along the Korean border with the South Korean military? Isn’t that perceived as provocation by the N Koreans? And flying of US B1 bombers along the border? The US has already detonated nuclear bombs in Japan for their national interests. US can do anything to preserve their national interests including detonating nuclear arsenal in other countries, so long as their nationals are safe. And the statements from the head of the state is not helping either. Very irresponsible.
I say is their any government that can influence Peace between the North Koreans , and the USA of America ,is the best option. Not hater nor war mongers
Kim is a seasoned politician, 3rd generation dictator and much more polished diplomat than Trump is. Both are arrogant bullets though. I don’t Kim really thinks he will destroy the US but he knows that the US could wipe him and HK off the map using ‘conventional weapons. China and Russia do not want a regime change in NK according to the ‘experts’ so will continue to support him .Better the devil you know.
So where do you get your valid information that this is happening ? Another conspiracy theory or wishful thinking maybe. You are watching to many US movies !
Sudhanshu Tripathi.. idiot.. The international community know it very well that US is the real terrorist..
let them have it just allow your allies develope the same capabilities like.. the south korea , japan and possibly Taiwan..it seems like China and Russia is not helping in stopping yhe north…for sure japan, taiwan and south korea are more capable in developing since they have more resources
Exactly, its the bullying and arm twisting that’s brought about their stubborness to not buckle down or give in to reason
It is important to remember that in 50-53, the US carpet-bombing killed 20 % of the North Korean population. Now they have the most heavily militarized line between the 2 Koreas. North Korea has stated they can negotiate to reduce these threats but the US military industrial complex, as they have been doing about Russia, armtwists the administration to keep tensions up, develop and sell more weapons… Sad, isn’t it?
I fully agree with you, first of all the US must stop its high handed bullying tactics on other nations, they have turned out to be a nation of trigger happy maniacs hell bent on trying to destroy the world or mold it to fit their specific selfish needs.
So the question still remains unanswered as to why North Korea is terrorizing the US with a Hydrogen Bomb.
My view on this is very simple, the US needs to stop bullying other nations whether they are right or wrong into submission to their way or noway, their approach has always been highhanded, bullying in nature and trigger happy to each and every problem we have seen all throughout post ww2 history, the US cannot go smashing countries into oblivion or threatening them that they would. A better approach would be understanding the mentality of each of these leaders who are dictators most often and give them reasonable and decent options without getting in their face threatening them.
Arundhati Tripathi you are very welcome
Thank you very much Mad’m Carol Ward.
This was a wonderful and informative article. Very well written. Thank you.