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NorthKorea'srelianceonnuclearweaponryhassurpassedbeingabletojustifytheirownershipas

defensive,especiallywhengiventhesovereignnationsoftenandaggressivenuclearthreats,itisclear
thattheyhaveharmfulintentionsandshouldnothavetherighttonuclearpower.

AlthoughNorthKorea
needs
nuclearweaponsformilitarysafetyandeconomicleverage,their
destructivepowerposestoomanyglobalthreatsinorderforthemtohavetherighttodevelopnuclear
energyandweapons.InJoelWitsarticle,NorthKoreasUnstoppableNuclearWeaponsProgram,Wit
states,Whicheverscenariotakesplace,theNorthKoreannuclearthreatwillgrowatanalarmingrate,
althoughhowalarmingremainsunclear.SpecificallyundertheharshruleofKimJongUn,North
Koreasaggressiveandfearlessthreatshaverecentlygottentoapointofglobalconcern.Ifyoulookat
TheNorthshistory,thethreathasgrownrapidly,especiallyinthelasttenyears.Inadditiontoopenly
admittingtoowningnuclearwarheads,NorthKoreahasconducted3largemissiletestsinthepast
decade,demonstratingtheirseriousness.AnotherissuetoconcernisNorthKorea'sfearlessnessintheir
nuclearpresencebeingknown.Forexample,themilitaryflauntsarmyvehiclesbearinglargemissiles
duringparadesandpoliticalevents,demonstratingtheirselfprideintheirmilitary.Alltogether,itseems
tobethatTheNorthisabusingtheirabilitytomakeandpossessnuclearweapons.

ThegovernmentalandsocietalstructureofNorthKoreaputsleaderKimJongUnataveryhigh
rankofauthority.KimreflectshisharshvisionofNorthKorea'spowerontotheoverlyloyalcitizensof
thecountry.InanotherarticlebyJoelWittitled,7ReasonstoWorryAboutNorthKoreasWeapons,he
says,Thesituationisconfusing,butonethingisforsure.TheseweaponsarenotgoingawayandNeither
aretheNorthKoreans.NorthKoreaisaplacesecludedfromotherculturesandvoices,ithasveryfew
sourcesofinternet,tv,andothercommunicationdevices.Televisionandallothermediaiscontrolledby
thegovernment,onlypumpinginmessagessupportingNorthKoreaanditsleaders.Newsof
governmentalhardshipandfaminearecompletelyunheardofinNorthKoreanmedia.Childrenbegin
kindergartenlearningtorespectandsupportthecountry,andcontinuetobesocializedthesameway
throughouttheirwholelife,resultinginextremeloyaltyandandobediencetothesystem.Thepeopleall
eventuallybecomebrainwashedpowercravingcitizenslookingtomakethenextmovetoputtheir
countryontop,whichwhytheysupportnucleardominanceastheirleadersdo.

TheNorthisnotonlythreateningtheUS,butmoreimportantly,theyarethreateningneighboring
countries.InJoelWits7ReasonstoWorryarticle,healsostates,Themoreimmediatedanger
howeveristhatTheNorthcouldusenuclearweaponsagainsttheirneighbors,SouthKoreaandJapan.
Thisposesamuchgreaterdangergiventhattheirnucleararsenalmostlyconsistsofshortandmedium
rangemissiles,alotofthem.Althoughitiskeptverysecretive,itisestimatedthatNorthKorea100+
missilesthatcouldcausedestructiontoclosercountries.Anotheroneofthebiggestreasonswhythisisa
dangeristheroughhistorybetweenthecountriesthathasbeengoingonformanyyears,andthe
seeminglyshorttemperofTheNorthsmilitary.NorthKorea'sally,China,hasalsobeenrelatively
dismissivetotheNorthKoreanconflicts.Inconclusion,NorthKoreaisbasicallyaonemanarmy,
althoughwithenoughnucleararmsanddeterminationtomakethemasignificantglobalforce,buttake
awaythosenuclearadvantages,andtheysuddenlygobacktobeingsolo.

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