A few weeks ago, North Korea reportedly tested a miniature nuclear explosive device, and their development is not stopping there. The country reiterated this Saturday that they are in "a state of war" because of a truce rather than peace treaty signed by the country and the United States after the completion of the war between the two nations in the 1950's.
In early March, the U.S. and South Korea established a joint military exercise that the Northern nation took as a threat. Additionally, after the most recent nuclear test by the North Koreans, the United Nations imposed more sanctions against the country, which they undoubtably took as imposing on their freedom.
Certainly, conditions between our countries are not encouraging, with the two societies seeing far from eye-to-eye.
Kim Jong Un, who took over after the death of his father Kim Jong-il, ordered all his missile units to be on standby. Moreover, he declared that if provoked, North Korea will not hesitate to attack the United States and South Korea with "nuclear-tipped long-range missiles."
Though the threats may ring hallow, something must be done to ease the tension between the United States and North Korea. Nuclear war would not only destroy any nation involved, but would have detrimental effects on the world as a whole.
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