korean missile crisis?

Connecting North Koreas Arms Race to The Soviet's in 1963

Exactly 44 years ago, The United States , ExComm, and the rest of the world, was in fear of a nuclear war initiated by the ever so powerful Soviet Union. For 13 days in October of 1962, Americans were on the edge of their seats awaiting for the reign of nuclear crisis to end. Peace sanctions were attempted to be put in order for the purpose of demobiliizing the missiles in cuba and the USSR. However, the stubborn Russians thought it was key to be protected from the super power America. Similar to this incident in the past, the world is currently plagued with nuclear development and testing in the communist nation of North Korea. Kim Jong Il, the nations leader, has persisted to manufacture nuclear weapons with Russian intelligence for several years and fears that his country will be attacked by the USA. In 2003, North Korea backed out of the NPT (nuclear non-proliferation treaty), leaving them eligible to conduct a missile test underground on October 9, 2006. The US and United Nations are on a path to stop the race in arms in North Korea and to put a ban of imports into North Korea on luxury items. Many nations across Europe have expressed their concener and disillusion to the nuclear testing, protesting that it is harmful to all people and could lead to a bloody war. It is uncertain, at this point, that North Korea will back out. Like The Soviet Union, North Korea feels that nuclear weapons are its only safety. However, they promote fear in the country and surrounding nations. Recently, Condeleeza Rice has met with Japanese officials to assure them that they should have no worries of North Korea and that the Bush regime is working diligently with the UN to de-escalate this nuclear crisis. "The international community has said that it is unacceptable for North Korea to have a nuclear program, that denuclearization of the Korean peninsula remains the goal of the international community", "We have no desire to see this crisis escalate," Rice said. "In fact, it is our goal to see a de-escalation of this, despite North Korea's actions. But North Korea now needs to understand that the international community has spoken."