What if President Trump made real his threat against Pyongyang?

It’s not over yet for peace activists. According to the NPR The World broadcast (on the situation of Pyongyang and America), all is not well, but all is not lost. According to the broadcast, President Trump renewed his demand to action against North Korea’s rogue state. Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan in an unexpected turn of events. This is not the first time the rogue state led by Kim Jong-Un has used such a weapon. Many believe Kim Jong-Un and President Trump are engaged in a verbal spat. On a previous occasion, Kim Jong-Un referred to president trump as a dotard.

In a retaliatory jab at the rogue leader President Trump referred to Pyongyang leader as a mentally deranged leader on the loose. He further went ahead to cautioning the ‘little man’ from pushing him to action. In the latest launch of a series of missiles launches, Pyongyang launched a missile that flew approximately 1000 km and took around 50 minutes to land into the Sea of Japan. President trumps quick rejoinder after the launch he said that the event was an issue that would be handled by his administration in the shortest time possible (Kissinger, 23). He went on to add that nothing has since changed to how they plan to handle the secretive states nuclear and missile programs. At the same time Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has requested an emergency UN Security Council sitting.

This series of a flurry of actions leave so much to be desired. In my careful analysis and consideration of the situation, I feel that things need to be handled differently. What if the world is plunged into a war? It would probably be mankind’s worst disaster. This time around the war would all be nuclear arsenals. When I remember the extent of damage that was meted on the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki I truly feel worried. At that time the use of nuclear weapons was just limited to the United States (Glasstone, 19) but the impact was far-reaching and can still be felt today. Over 70 years down the lane. Thousands of lives were claimed and properties worth millions destroyed. The nuclear bomb at that time was a fraction of the current nuclear arsenals of today.

Although the United Nations has restrictions on the development of weapons of mass destruction rogue nations such as Pyongyang continue to develop their nuclear weapons secretly. In one of Pyongyang’s leader address, he categorically stated that he is investing in the development on atomic arsenals in a bid to cushion his people from the impacts of devastating effects of war from the superpowers. His sentiments are echoed by various nations who feel threatened by the more substantial powers (Waltz, 27). It is only recently under president Obama administration that the Republic of Iran was brought to the negotiating table to halt their nuclear weapons program.

In conclusion, the watchful eyes of the United Nations continue to monitor all nuclear weapons development in the world. Despite the efforts, it is unclear how many nations are developing their nuclear arsenals secretly from the watchful eyes of the U.N (Sagan, 21). As such peace ambassadors should take a broader and proactive role to ensure that the world is a safe place to live in.

References

Glasstone, Samuel, and Philip J. Dolan. Effects of nuclear weapons. No. TID-28061. Department of Defense, Washington, DC (USA); Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA), 2011.

Kissinger, Henry A. “Nuclear weapons and foreign policy.” (2014). NPR show The World

Sagan, Scott Douglas. The limits of safety: Organizations, accidents, and nuclear weapons. Princeton University Press, 2015.

Waltz, Kenneth N. ”The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More May Be Better: Introduction.” (2011):