North Korea is just playing punk.
They demand this and demand that, knowing that volatile events in
the past have made ppl view their govt as unpredictable. By playing
bluff, nations have to take them seriously.
They claim that since superpowers (US, China and Russia) have nuke
weapons, why can't they? It amazes me how myopic their misguided
leaders are.
1. self-proclaimed 'peaceful nations' do not test fire ballistic
missiles over other nations deliberately. Wonder why koizumi is
worried?
2. leaders of a nation that claims the international community is
biased against them do not unilaterally expell UN nuclear watchdogs
without prior notice to the UN.
3. N Korea has shown time and again that they do not honour
agreements that are mutually signed and exchanged. They
unilaterally removed themselves from the food for disarmament
treaty and blatantly threatened war with the US and the south if
their 'sovereignity was impeached'.
4. blatantly sell weapons (possible chemical and biological types)
on the black market
5. violates the 35th parallel neutral zone time and again with
absolutely no regard to the consequences.
Which government steers his people on the brink of suicide? Which
improvished nation would rather feed their soldiers than their
citizens? Does anyone for one moment think that the food supplies
from the south and the UN land in the hands of the people? Which
nation is constantly paranoid that an invasion of its shores is
always around the corner?
The empire of kim jong il will come to an end soon, be it war,
reforms or a national coup...