The situation with North Korea is very confusing. On the one hand, North Korea acts like it is very strong. On the other hand, North Korea’s collapse is inevitable as long as starvation, economic decline, and defections among its people continue (Stafford). North Koreans are suffering from famines, but the North Korean dictator keeps threatening the world. In North Korea it is thought that they are a serious threat, but no one agrees with them. North Korea, even with the help of their greatest and only ally, China, could not handle a world war. North Korea should easily be able to see their flaws, compared to countries like South Korea and the United States. The country cannot be rebuilt with threats, how they seem to believe. As North Korea continues to fail economically, their threats are not going to help them achieve prosperity. Rather than being a superpower, North Korea is more like a small child up past its bedtime. The nuclear threat against South Korea and the United States is unstable, especially if they cannot even handle their own country. North Korea should not threaten the world; they need to worry about fixing their own country. This situation is strange because they have nuclear weapons, but they are economically weak, and they keep threatening South Korea and the United States. North Korea has focused on all the wrong areas of running a country. Despite their famines, they have still focused on expanding the military. The military alone cannot help a country grow. China, their neighbor to the left and only ally, has continued to provide support to North Korea for fear of instability making the situation worse. If North Korea collapsed, there would be more refugees, and China would lose a buffer with South Korea. Rather than threatening war, North Korea should improve their economy and avoid war. Kim Jong Un is trying to follow in the footsteps of his father. “Kim attempts to increase his status with
The situation with North Korea is very confusing. On the one hand, North Korea acts like it is very strong. On the other hand, North Korea’s collapse is inevitable as long as starvation, economic decline, and defections among its people continue (Stafford). North Koreans are suffering from famines, but the North Korean dictator keeps threatening the world. In North Korea it is thought that they are a serious threat, but no one agrees with them. North Korea, even with the help of their greatest and only ally, China, could not handle a world war. North Korea should easily be able to see their flaws, compared to countries like South Korea and the United States. The country cannot be rebuilt with threats, how they seem to believe. As North Korea continues to fail economically, their threats are not going to help them achieve prosperity. Rather than being a superpower, North Korea is more like a small child up past its bedtime. The nuclear threat against South Korea and the United States is unstable, especially if they cannot even handle their own country. North Korea should not threaten the world; they need to worry about fixing their own country. This situation is strange because they have nuclear weapons, but they are economically weak, and they keep threatening South Korea and the United States. North Korea has focused on all the wrong areas of running a country. Despite their famines, they have still focused on expanding the military. The military alone cannot help a country grow. China, their neighbor to the left and only ally, has continued to provide support to North Korea for fear of instability making the situation worse. If North Korea collapsed, there would be more refugees, and China would lose a buffer with South Korea. Rather than threatening war, North Korea should improve their economy and avoid war. Kim Jong Un is trying to follow in the footsteps of his father. “Kim attempts to increase his status with