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Nuclear North Korea

Nuclear North Korea. What is the potential harm of North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons?. Power of Nuclear Weapons. Most feared weapon of mass destruction. Causes instantaneous devastation. Persistent effects of radiation after bombing.

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Nuclear North Korea

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  1. Nuclear North Korea What is the potential harm of North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons?

  2. Power of Nuclear Weapons • Most feared weapon of mass destruction. • Causes instantaneous devastation. • Persistent effects of radiation after bombing. • Cold War sparked a nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  3. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) • Goal is to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. • Signees of the treaty do not have nuclear weapons and agree not to acquire them. • Those with nuclear weapons agree not to sell or trade them. • Encourage participating countries to disarm. • Provide guidelines and peaceful cooperation for the use of nuclear energy.

  4. 6 Party Talks • Negotiations about North Korea’s nuclear program. • Goal is to disarm North Korea. • Six participating countries: • North Korea • South Korea • China • United States • Russia • Japan

  5. Nuclear North Korea • 2003 – North Korea withdraws from the NPT Treaty. • September 2005 – North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear ambitions in exchange for economic aid and political concessions. • October 2006 – North Korea’s first test of a nuclear weapon. • The United Nations responded with sanctions. • June 2007 – inspectors from the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) visited a North Korean reactor. • April/May 2009 – North Korea pulls out of the 6-Party talks and tests a second nuclear weapon. • March 2011 - North Korea says it is ready to return to the 6-Party talks.

  6. Why is a nuclear North Korea concerning? • North and South Korea are technically still at war. • A nuclear North Korea could trigger an East Asian arms race. • North Korea could sell its weapons to terrorists. • North Korea is unpredictable – unsure of how it could use its weapons.

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