Chao Xian Bu Hui Qi He (N. Korea will not give up its nuke). The stakes are too high. Unlike Libya, the Korea peninsula has always been a flash point for the next world war, due to its proximity to China and Russia, both countries with interests on the peninsular. And while Qaddafi aspired to attain nuclear power, the Kim dynasty attained it. Interestingly, N. Korea's nuclear ambitions were partly motivated by the fate of the Qaddafi regime. Libya dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs in 2003, only to see the Qaddafi regime terminated by a US-backed rebellion in 2011. Nukes offer the ultimate insurance policy for regimes like that of Kim Jong-un. So we can definately say that N. Lorea has learned from the Qaddafi regime the importance of maintaining its nukes. Do you agree? What do you think? |