Response to article about politics/societal issues

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear;_ylt=AmgYZTy8bUts205YbIdP7zPMWM0F

My first thought of this article is that it is significant. The power of nuclear warfare is seen here. Economically, nuclear warfare’s power is shown by the compensation price, and politically it has forced many powerful countries to convince North Korea to give it up. However, that is still merely on the surface. To me, what is even deeper than that is the current world we live in. That North Korea must be convinced with such a heavy price only shows how fragile our current world is, considering that even though only two countries may be taken out, that is more than enough to possibly cause major chaos in the world.

If that is so, then why does our world not erupt into chaos? The reason is simply because there are major powers like the United States and the European Union that are always making sure that the world does not slip off that fine line. This kind of concept also applies to other situations too. For example, in sports played in real life, there are almost always referees or umpires. This too, follows the concept where someone of high authority handles things. Even in simple family relationships, the head of the family makes sure no quarrels erupt.

Although of course, this comes from the United States’ point of view, considering the Washington origin. And while the article is certainly reasonable in saying that North Korea with nuclear bombs is a threat to the safety of the world, one cannot help but think about the North Koreans’ ideas. To them they are being stripped of one of their important assets. Would they not think that it would be more reasonable for them to keep their nuclear program and instead simply ban weapons instead?

Indeed, while it may seem difficult to come to terms, considering the reported ill-treatment of North Koreans by defectors, with the fact that North Korea may have a need to be advantaged, stripping North Korea of nuclear power may well only cause harm to the North Koreans without minimizing any kind of danger. Although I may not have undergone the same treatment that these people have and cannot speak for them completely, I believe that this would be the most advantageous for them from what I know.

Although, of course, I too am subject to influences that affect this response. For example, the media has always painted a negative image of North Korea in my mind and I must admit that I can only think of North Koreans as mostly suffering and do not know much else. There are also other prejudices present, such as the view of others on the internet, which have mostly been anti-Bush which do make me somewhat untrusting about the current United States’ politics. However, these are the limits of knowledge to a state where they have all but closed their borders, and also as an imperfect person, for which I hope I have minimized my prejudice as much as possible.

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