Current Connection #5

Foster Klug, a writer for Yahoo! News, states in his article, "NKorea says it will launch long-range rocket soon," that North Korea is continuing to launch missiles in spite of U.S. and South Korean pressure to stop.

In the article, Foster Klug states, "North Korea announced Saturday that it would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a defiant move just eight months after a failed April bid was widely condemned as a violation of a U.N. ban against developing its nuclear and missile programs." North Korea has decided to continues to go against The United Nations yet again by continuing its illegal programs. This can only serve to worsen political relations between North Korea and the rest of the world.

Foster Klug also states in the article, "The planned launch window — Dec 10 - 22 — comes as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and as South Korea holds presidential elections Dec. 19." It is possible that North Korea feels that they can more easily get away with causing trouble since Obama is president again as he will not react as strongly as a more conservative president. It is also possible that North Korea is trying to influence the South Korean election by causing political trouble.

The article by Foster Klug also states, "It would be North Korea's second launch attempt under leader Kim Jong Un, who took power following his father Kim Jong Il's death nearly a year ago."Just like his father and grandfather, Kim Jong Un seems to have no intentions to ever work with other countries. This seems to be a family of leaders bent on causing mayhem and starving their people.

This sort of reminds me of elementary school bullies. They do whatever they want with no real consequences because they're just little kids. The little punishment put upon them doesn't really bother them so they just keep antagonizing everyone.

North Korea has been bothering the world with their missile and nuclear programs for quite a while now. They are a danger and an annoyance to the rest of the countries of the world and if it wasn't for China it is unlikely that North Korea could even continue to exist.