“Nuclear Game”

Nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea entered a new phase after the latter’s third underground nuclear test conducted last February, a critical one which put the “nuclear game” played between the two for 20 years into brighter limelight of the world.

The first US vs DPRK nuclear confrontation

Entering 1993, the United States resorted to more vicious schemes to suppress the DPRK, being carried away by a series of “victory” in the Cold War and the Gulf War.

It, therefore, found an excuse for justifying their war of aggression against the DPRK in the latter’s “nuclear issue.” The US instigated the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to adopt a resolution on forcing a special inspection upon the DPRK, clamouring about suspicions concerning its nuclear development. At the same time it staged the Team Spirit joint military exercise on the largest scale in south Korea, posing a military threat to the DPRK.

The DPRK responded to it by declaring a state of semi-war and withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).

The US had no other way but to change its tactics; it pursued a “delaying” tactics to wait for the DPRK’s collapse, promising its provision of a light-water reactor project.

The second nuclear confrontation

The Bush administration, upon taking office in January 2001, designated the DPRK as part of “axis of evil” and a “target of its nuclear preemptive strike.”

It was met with the latter’s declaration of the final withdrawal from the NPT. Having no other way the US clung to its “delaying” tactics again. Availing itself of the six-party talks for the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula it tried to appease and exert worldwide pressure upon the DPRK, while watching for a chance for military attack.

The DPRK made up its mind to prepare itself the nuclear deterrent in order to defend its territory and sovereignty from the “superpower” attacking with nuclear weapons.

To this end it turned the US “delaying” tactics to its own advantage: it speeded up its nuclear program in the severest economic difficulties, developing its nuclear power on its own technology and resources and conducting in 2006 the first underground nuclear test.

The US frantically applied “strong sanctions” against it and took military maneouvres, which did not work.

The DPRK conducted its second underground nuclear test in 2009, to which the Americans failed to take proper countermeasures.

The third nuclear confrontation

Recent round of nuclear confrontation was also provoked by the US.

When the DPRK launched its first applications satellite Kwangmyongsong 3-2 last December, the US instigated its following countries to take another “tough sanctions” against the DPRK.

The DPRK resolutely declared that it would turn out in an all-out confrontation, and on February 12 this year carried out its third nuclear test as part of practical countermeasures.

Taking the “all-out confrontation” declared by the DPRK government into consideration the recent nuclear test would be a prelude to its final offensive against the US.

It is recognized that it has already possessed the capabilities to attack the US mainland, such as over 10 000-km-range missiles and a technology of manufacturing smaller, lighter and various atomic bombs.

After its underground nuclear test the DPRK solemnly stated that it would take its second and third countermeasures in succession, should the US continuously make the challenges. Americans, counterpart of this “nuclear game,” must know better than anyone else what it means.

In a word it is the US that is caught in its own snare which it dug to entrap the DPRK, a “porcupine.”

A south Korean internet newspaper carried and article, titled “The US caught in its own trap.”

It said that the United States itself fell into a trap of “delay” it had dug to entrap north Korea and it became clearer that it should inevitably choose one of the following measures; to die a gradual death in that trap, to surrender to north Korea and give up its policy of military supremacy or to start a war against it.

The international community is anticipating the choice of the US, which will render its coming nuclear game with the DPRK more interesting.