Hillary Clinton, American Secretary of State, said that the USA has no plans to commit money or future aid to North Korea. She criticized North Korea for its recent rocket launch, for abandoning six party nuclear negotiations, and for turning out the MAEA representative. Clinton said that North Korea’s actions over the last few weeks are unacceptable, and that there is a growing sentiment in the international community that North Korea is not peacefully disposed. According to Clinton, North Korea will not receive future economic aid if it continues “present politics”.
I don’t know what to think about this. Should North Korea have the right to possess nuclear weapon? Is this a similar situation to the one in Iran? Why is France or even Germany given permission to possess nuclear weapons, but Iran or North Korea is refused?
Given the different political situation in North Korea, what are the some of the determining factors that help determine the outcome of this situation? What do you think? I still haven’t come to a decision about this situation…
Clinton Warns North Korea Against Missile Launch, February 17, 2009
Hello, I am not sure of other cases, but especially about NK's nuclear power, personally, I am with Ms. Clinton to some extent. It is necessary to approach this issue considering that there are two scenarios; NK exists (like the present) and if NK is collapsed (like the Soviet Union).
ReplyDeleteIn current situation, based on Plato's "The Republic", some people and organizations argue that 'Because NK has very serious problem in human rights, NK cannot be regarded as a normal country, and is not qualified to be a nuclear power nation.' However, it seems not a good argument at all because NK may regard this as the obvious infringement of sovereignty. It is somewhat too idealistic argument.
Instead, we can think of several aspects like economy, international relations, morality, etc. In the ethical aspect, there is a big problem. NK, as a country aided by international society, ought not to threat other countries. Economically, NK is permitting illicit drug traffic in order to invest in nuclear power. This also severely damages NK’s credence in this international community.
On the other hand, if NK is collapsed, there is a risk that those who have participated in nuclear development may be connected to other external terrorists. For example, in order to prevent this sort of danger, nuclear scientists in previous SU are financially supported by international association up to now.