Both Iran and North Korea are generally known to be developing nuclear weapon technology. However, because I feel that the circumstances of such developments are significantly different, I would like this debate to focus specifically on the situation in North Korea; namely, whether the United States should take immediate and direct military action to resolve the emerging nuclear crisis in North Korea
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Direct military action against North Korea would simply be foolish at this point in time, for a number of reasons that should be fairly obvious. Therefore, I'm not going to waste time addressing that point. I will, however address your proposed solution to the North Korea crisis, which is equally foolish, if not more so
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North Korea is in a precarious position, surrounded by the superpowers of China, Russian, and Japan. It is in their best interests, and indeed, is welcomed, that positive relations with the US are established and that North Korea has the backing and support of the US within the Asian region. To not have said support would put North Korea in a very vulnerable position. With North Korea more desperate for US assistance, the negotiating strength lies with the US to ensure that the terms of the treaty are abided by
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It is in their best interests, and indeed, is welcomed, that positive relations with the US are established and that North Korea has the backing and support of the US within the Asian region.
This ideal simply doesn't reconcile with reality. The ideological differences between the US and North Korea make it extremely unrealistic that the regime of Kim Jong-Il will ever have the backing and support of the US. An agreement that would ensure the cessation of the NK nuke production, and allow inspectors full access to the country's facilities, is probably the best we can hope for.
With North Korea more desperate for US assistance, the negotiating strength lies with the US to ensure that the terms of the treaty are abided by.The US has provided a large amount of food aid to North Korea since 1995, but they are hardly dependent on USAID's contributions. Their economy is almost entirely dependent on China and South Korea, which is why those two countries have infinitely more leverage than the US, when it comes to NK. That is also why
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This ideal simply doesn't reconcile with reality. The ideological differences between the US and North Korea make it extremely unrealistic that the regime of Kim Jong-Il will ever have the backing and support of the US. An agreement that would ensure the cessation of the NK nuke production, and allow inspectors full access to the country's facilities, is probably the best we can hope for.
With North Korea more desperate for US assistance, the negotiating strength lies with the US to ensure that the terms of the treaty are abided by.The US has provided a large amount of food aid to North Korea since 1995, but they are hardly dependent on USAID's contributions. Their economy is almost entirely dependent on China and South Korea, which is why those two countries have infinitely more leverage than the US, when it comes to NK. That is also why ( ... )
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