Has the U.N. finally called North Koreas bluff?
North Korea’s way of operating hasn’t changed in quite some time. They make threats in an effort to scare the U.N. into preventing their asphyxiating nation from completely suffocating. In exchange for keeping its army fit and nuclear program running, the DPRNK receives food and energy aid. In testing a nuke and not-too-subtly threatening to use it if the U.N. interferes, has the DPRNK gone too far? This strategy has paid off and kept North Korea at the top of every nation’s “countries to appease” list. How long until the world steps up and says “try it, you’re getting nothing from us, you’ll like it, and if you take this further we will it as far as it can possibly go”? Now that China has asserted its superpower status it can’t afford to reverse its progress by defending a nation unsupported by any other country who has regularly told the world to go fuck itself, especially if this nation uses a nuclear device. Without China’s backing, any action by the DPRNK will result in a swift an
