Nuclear outlaw North Korea is attracting more attention after it confronted a “physical response” to war games being played by the U.S. and South Korea this weekend. Earlier this year, North Korea sunk a South Korean warship and also has a nuclear program that are both expected to hurt the North Korean economy. Article resource – North Korea threatens U.S. military exercises as sanctions mount by Personal Money Store.
'Grave threat’ used by North Korea to describe the U.S. games
North Korea issued its threats as about 8,000 military personnel from the U.S. and South Korea gear up for joint military exercises beginning this weekend. ”Another example of a hostile policy” against North Korea was what Ri Tong Il, North Korean spokesman, called it, reports CNN. He went on to say the war games are a grave threat to the Korean peninsula and also the entire Asian region. The “Invincible Spirit” exercise could be from July 25 to July 28.
Military completes exercises to respond to Cheonan sinking
It was already just a little stressful being within the Korean region, but the exercises being done by the military are making it a little more stressful. The Associated Press reports the latest threat comes four months after the Cheonan sinking that killed 46 sailors. North Korea is denying playing any part although an investigation shows otherwise. The U.S. will refrain from talking to the North considering North Korea’s familiar belligerence.
Leaders who abuse their positions targeted by North Korean sanctions
North Korea could be cut off by the U.S. because of a program announced by Hilary Clinton in July to stop good being sent. The Guardian reports that U.S. sanctions are prepared to block 200 North Korean bank accounts that are allegedly connected to drug trafficking, counterfeiting, and nuclear weapons development. The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il is believed to have stashed a $4 billion slush fund in secret accounts in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.
North Korea desperate
North Korean leaders are desperate so they continue to threaten the U.S. and South Korea. According to Voice of America, U.S. sanctions, a reduction of international aid, poor harvests, and a manufacturing slump are all things North Korea is worried about right now. Within the 1960’s, a famine occurred where many North Koreans died; there are concerns of it happening again. Intense famine could lead the North Korean government to respond with harsher restrictions on the already destitute masses in one of the world’s poorest, most isolated nations.
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CNN
cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/north.korea.threat/index.html?npt=NP1
The Guardian
guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/23/north-korea-threatens-physical-response
Voice of America
voanews.com/english/news/Sanctions-Expected-to-Harm-North-Korean-Economy-99090344.html?refresh=1
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