Current Korea
DMZ (DEMILITARIZED Zone)
This is far from demilitarized and is really one of the most militarized area in the world. When traveling to this zone you are advised to not get off off the path because line mines are hidden throughout the area from decades ago. You are warned that when you stand on the boarder that the North Koreans are scanning your faces with software to find out who you are. If you are on social media they will detect it with facial recogoniziation software. In all, a very eery place. The structure behind the build building is North Korea. The far picture on the right is a North Korean watching Mrs. Angus and the group she traveled with. At the 38th parallel there is a four mile buffer zone that separates the North and South called the Demilitarized Zone. Two miles where the North Koreans patrol and two miles South where Americans and South Korean patrol. In the middle of the zone is three blue buildings that are used for talks between the two sides. (Either the side may use the building.)
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Picture of Mrs. Angus at DMZ not far from tunnels where North Koreans tried to bury in to South Korea.
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(2009) Picture is Mrs. Angus at the DMZ standing by solider technically on the North Korea side of the room.
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Watch Video on DMZ
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Please go to CBS 60 minutes to learn more about the DMZ for an additional video about this unique place.
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DMZ
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US Involvement
The US has 15 military bases in South Korea and considers South Korea one of our closest allies. The US military completes many joint exercises with them regularly
with them Along with a physical presence on the the peninsula the US navy is in the Sea of Japan. The US also had a 23 military bases in Japan.
There is much resentment from North Korea over the US presence in South Korea which the North believes should be united under their control. Furthermore there is long last resentment of North Koreans to the Japanese for their occupation of the peninsula during WWII and the treatment of their people during that time. Making Japan and the US two of North Koreans most hated enemies.
Please go to the link to find out more about US involvement in North Korea. US and North Korea involvement
with them Along with a physical presence on the the peninsula the US navy is in the Sea of Japan. The US also had a 23 military bases in Japan.
There is much resentment from North Korea over the US presence in South Korea which the North believes should be united under their control. Furthermore there is long last resentment of North Koreans to the Japanese for their occupation of the peninsula during WWII and the treatment of their people during that time. Making Japan and the US two of North Koreans most hated enemies.
Please go to the link to find out more about US involvement in North Korea. US and North Korea involvement
(2013) Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine USS San Francisco SSN-711 anchors yesterday at a naval base in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang. It is the first time for a U.S. nuclear ship to be sent to South Korean waters since 1994, after the North withdrew from the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1993.
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(2013) Jung Seung-jo, right, the chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Eric L. Severseike (Mr. Severseike's brother), U.S. commander of the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco SSN-711. [Joint Press Corps]
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Threat of Nukes
Why does the US care so much about North Korea, a country halfway around the world? Nuclear warheads are the primary reason for keeping a close eye on this country. Watch below to find out about this issue.
CurrENT Korea
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June 30, 2019
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Oct 2, 2019
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Oct 10, 2020
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What Next????
What should the US reaction be to these practice missile launch? Is this a big deal? Is it not? Could nuclear weapons be used on these missiles? How should the United Nations react to these latest actions of North Korea?
"The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish. These activities often overlap and should reinforce one another, to be effective. The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security. The General Assembly and the Secretary-General play major, important, and complementary roles, along with other UN offices and bodies." Info from: http://www.un.org/en/sections/what-we-do/
The biggest question that still needs to be answered, "Is North Korea really ending their nuclear weapons program?" If they are, sanctions (economic punishments) will lift and if not what next?
"The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish. These activities often overlap and should reinforce one another, to be effective. The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security. The General Assembly and the Secretary-General play major, important, and complementary roles, along with other UN offices and bodies." Info from: http://www.un.org/en/sections/what-we-do/
The biggest question that still needs to be answered, "Is North Korea really ending their nuclear weapons program?" If they are, sanctions (economic punishments) will lift and if not what next?
