North Korea Current Event

The recent nuclear tests conducted by North Korea have sparked concern among the international community and renewed call for sanctions by the United Nations. America has issued a thirteen-point draft resolution including the inspection of cargo and the halting of trade on many goods to and from North Korea. Russia and China though, are hesitant to follow these recommendations due to trade relations with North Korea. North Korea’s ambassador, Pak Gil Yon, believes the Security Council should be congratulating the man behind the project instead of “issuing useless resolutions.” South Korea like many other nearby nations fear the repercussions caused by this event. The president, Roh Moo-hyun expressed his feelings that the move could “spark a nuclear arms build-up in other countries,” while North Korean media described the test as a “historic event that brought happiness to our military and people… a great leap forward in the building of a great, prosperous, powerful socialist nation.” I personally believe whoever said this is nuts. There, I did it, I am a bias reporter, but I think whoever is reading this right now is probably an American like me. I believe nuclear proliferation is not a good thing. This North Korean nuclear testing isn’t about to cause an Armageddon any time soon (or at least I hope it doesn’t), but I do agree with the president of South Korea. Worst-case scenario; this could cause another Cold War. I admit I am speaking with little or no credentials, the size of the bomb isn’t even known yet. It could have been from 550 tons to as much as 15 kilotons of destructive power. The Hiroshima bomb of World War II was 12.5-15 kilotons. I am just writing this with as much information that is known to the public at the moment and telling it as it is.