EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

Dane Ransom · Veteran Member

North Korea may be restarting a nuclear reactor, U.S. institute says (Team Torque)

kevinNguyen · Veteran Member

U.S. and South Korean officials said Thursday that they are closely watching North Korea after a research institute report indicating that the government in Pyongyang may be restarting a nuclear reactor.

Officials said that any move by North Korea involving the restart of a nuclear reactor would be a violation of commitments the isolated nation made as part of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

North Korea had been escalating the level of threats this year, after December's long-range-rocket launch. Pyongyang also conducted a banned nuclear test, which was its third, in February. Such actions led to escalated tensions on and around the Korean peninsula.

Park Syung-je, a North Korea expert and chair of the Asia Strategy Institute, said that with the apparent activity in Yongbyon, North Korea seems to be expressing its strong will to continue nuclear development.

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-north-korea-nuclear-restart-20130912,0,2036239.story

How do you feel about North Korea gaining nuclear capabilities and would you feel threatened considering their past history with us?

Teddy Bear · Veteran Member

ugh friken north korea -________-

i hope their nuclear reactors dont work and fail. instead of restarting a nuclear reactor, why not feed the poor hungry people there?

Partysquid · Senior Member

Is this just another wrong translation or do they actually have nuclear technology?

sheilasey · Senior Member

North Korea gaining nuclear capabilities is a serious threat to its neighboring countries, the United Nations should place more sanctions on North Korea to attempt to block any attempt at constructing a nuclear reactor because they are violating their own commitments. I wouldn't feel threatened unless the nuclear reactor was highly advanced because other countries already have strong nuclear powers while North Korea is just creating their own nuclear reactor. Nonetheless, countries should still do as much as possible to stop this nuclear threat because of South Korea's vulnerability.

Riley Harris · Veteran Member

Too bad they can't even reach the United States..

Lia_Love522 · Senior Member

Random thought...but in the case with Syria most of us are against going to war with them even though they are using chemical weapons against their own people. Yet, North Korea starts building a reactor and all we want is for our government to somehow take care of this. Yes nuclear power is way more devistating ang scary but like Sheila said, other countries have strong nuclear forces but we aren't freaking about that...

DyllanS · Senior Member

Well that escalated quickly

BrianCuban · Veteran Member

I feel that while we are buisy with Syria and Russian, North Korea is going to try for a suprise attack. Its probably gonna targets Placentia, California. :P

Jennifer Ebenhoch · Veteran Member

Ya, i agree with brian. Until i read this post i had completely forgotten about North Korea. Sneaky devils they are for continuing when our minds are not focused on them as much.

jordynransom · Veteran Member

north korea having nuclear capabilities definetly makes me a bit uneasy and i think we should keep a close eye on them so there are no surprises

Davin Shinedling · Veteran Member

I don't believe NK has the capabilities to start this reactor up. after all the sanctions placed on them i think there are other internal issues they have to deal with before they think of starting that.