North Korea
History
After Japan surrendered in WW2 the country Korea was divided in two
different occupied areas. The area south
of the 38th parallel was controlled by the US, while the area north
was controlled by the Soviet. In 1950 a war broke out between the two
countries. The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il tried several attempts to
invade South Korea with his massive army, this lead to a full-scale civil war. The Korea war ended in 1953.
Kim Jong-un and his father
Kim Jong-un was born 8th of January 1983 or 1984 in
the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang. He is a North-Korean communist and also
the youngest son of the former communist Kim Jong-Il. Kim Jong-il was born the
16. of February 1941 in Vjatskoje (in former Soviet). North Korea was founded
by Kim Jong-un`s grandfather, Kim II-Sung. His father Kim got Kim with his
lover Ko Young-hee. The country`s got many secrets, among them is Kim Jong-un`s
birthday. No one can for sure know exactly when his birthday is, except from
his father and mother. Kim’s father died the 17. of December 2011. South and
North Korea`s relationship have become very tense since Jong-il came to power.
This because of the several threats, they have for example threatened US and
South Korea. Threats, missiles, nuclear
possibilities.
Recent actions
In the last several months the tension has raised between North and
South Korea. North Korea have made countless of threats to South Korea and its
allies. They have also threatened to fire missileson South Korea and the US.
In recent times North Korea have
also launched propaganda videos were they show how strong and powerful they are
to the world. One of their latest propaganda film demonstrates how a missile
will make USA burn to the ground.
The threats North Korea have made might be an act of propaganda, or
there might result it action and probably a new war.
At this time, North Korea has broken one of the only existing contacts
with each other by closing South-Korean fabrics on North-Korean soil.
Threats, missiles and nuclear possibilities
In 1993 North Korea choose to sign out of the “Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty” (spread of nuclear weapons). It was the beginning of
North Korea`s threats against “the world”. There are manufactured around 180
underground defense industry plants. This includes 3000 heavy weapons, 200 000
rifles, 200 tanks and a lots of more in only one year. North Korea have for a
long time tried to show muscles by scaring US and South Korea with missile
tests, nuclear weapons and even threats. The tension between the two neighbours
have been increased more and more, and I think that it is just the matter of
time before a new Korea-war is beginning
Army and demonstration
North Korea has one of the world’s biggest army measured in men. There
is no reason to treat the threats with disrespect. Every year an annual demonstration of their
great army is preformed to demonstrate power and their fanciest weapons. Kim
Jung-un has threatened South-Korea with a massive ground force invasion.
Government and politics
North Korea is controlled by a dictatorship and it is
an own state with a “closed” government. The government is divided into nine
provinces and three regions, and the only legal party, “Korean Workers”, were
led by Kim II-Sung. He introduces communism to North Korea, but abolished it in
1992. Kim II-Sung was referred to as “The Great Leader” and was regarded as
“North Korea`s eternal president”. The upper assembly in the government got
around 700 members and they are elected every fifth year, but it is the
executive power is the leader himself, Kim Jong-un.
Sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/10/world/asia/north-korea-threats-timeline/?hpt=hp_t1
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Korea
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikkespredningsavtalen
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