North Korea alerted its media that they will consider any strike that South Korea takes against its nuclear facilities as a declaration of war.The North was countering to comments made by the South Korean defense minister. Defense Minister Kim Tae-young of South Korea said that his country could launch a pre-emptive strike on North Korea's nuclear facilities if it confirmed that the communist nation was preparing for a nuclear attack. The minister said that his country would have no choice but to attack first. The two countries have technically remain in a state of war since the Korean War ended in 1953, even though their relations have warmed somewhat in the last few years. The Korean conflict ended in a truce, but no formal peace treaty was ever signed.
Reflection:
What struck me about this article is how both North and South Korea are threating war on each other due to N. Korea's nuclear position. I don't see why they would announce it to the public that they are going to attack under certain situations. Also under the circumstances that they never officially signed a peace treaty that this may turn out bad.
Evidence:
-"The two countries have technically remained in a state of war since the Korean War ended in 1953"
-"North Korea will consider any pre-emptive strike that the South takes against its nuclear facilities as a declaration of war, "
-"The minister (of South Korea) said that his country would have no choice but to strike first in such a situation."
Questions:
1. Why don't they sign a formal treaty?
2. Why did both North and South Korea announce the possible attack?
I found all my information from:
."N. Korea responds angrily to South's talk of pre-emptive strike." CNN 31 Jan. 2010
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