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North Korea is a country in the Far East occupying the northern part of the peninsula of Korea. North Korea was formed in 1948 when Korea was partitioned along the 38th parallel. Its official language is Korean. Its capital is Pyongyang while its complete name is Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

In 1950, a war began between North and South Korea. North Korea attacked South Korea. United States of America dominating the UN troops countered the attack by invading North Korea from South Korea. North Korea, was however sided by China in this war. In 1951, peace negotiations started and eventually it was attained after 2 years in 1953. The previous borders were restored, thus, the war left no results.

According to recent CIA investigations, North Korea is on the verge of testing its nuclear weapons probably in a cave or mine shaft somewhere in the barren northeast of the country. It is also believed that a small amount of breakout nuclear material will fallout of the test site and drift towards Japan. This good news is really going to incite excitement in the financial markets of South Korea and Japan. Foreign investors in South Korea will move forward to decisions of pulling out their money from the market or minimizing the range of operations. This is a very bad news for the South Korean administrators since they will lose their strong economies after such a repatriation of money from their markets. Meanwhile, US will look forward to impose a blockage or other tough measures to control North Korea’s nuclear tests.

It is commented that North Korea is working out on plans of testing its nuclear capabilities within a short time. Its is said that these nuclear weapons had been under preparation since last 50 years. This country has already been declared as a nuclear state as it has disclosed its nuclear weapons. The aim of North Korea behind developing nuclear weapons is believed that it wants to be a “recognized” nuclear state just like China, India and Pakistan. To attain these motives, it first needs to demonstrate its nuclear capabilities. Now lets see how was it able to develop such nuclear weapons right from the beginning through all these 50 years.

According to CIA’s investigation, North Korea started its nuclear proliferation in 1956, just after 3 years of the Korean War. The programme commenced when North Korea signed a pact with USSR who agreed to train its nuclear scientists. It was with the help of USSR, with which North Korea established its first ever nuclear reactor in 1965. Then, in 1974 North Korea also signed a nuclear training agreement with China. Then North Korea built another small nuclear reactor in 1986 at Yongbyon. This time, America played its sinister role and detected the third larger nuclear reactor of North Korea in 1989. According to estimates, the nuclear proliferation ability of the nuclear reactors of North Korea was enough to enrich plutonium fuel rods to the necessary levels to make a nuclear bomb. United States considering this state of affairs predicted a future devastation and hazard within Asia. United States offered North Korea with aids and trade treaties at the cost of suspending its nuclear proliferation. In 1994, a pact was signed between North Korea and US after which North Korea put her 8000 fuel rods at Yongbyon under seal. However, they clandestinely treaded on their path, using highly enriched uranium prepared in special centrifuges allegedly supplied by Pakistan (A.Q. Khan Network).

North Korea has been openly alluding about that fact that it is going to join the Nuclear Club. United States, in 2002, found evidence of their clandestine nuclear enrichment programme and North Korea didn’t decline this fact and accordingly resumed the reprocessing of Plutonium fuel rods which was suspended in 1994. Soon after the worldwide disclosure of the fact about North Korea’s nuclear enrichment programme, North Korea declared that she was willing to expose her nuclear capabilities, infact pointing to the Nuclear Test programmes. Later officials from North Korea displayed the reason of "self-defence" for retaining the Nuclear Weapons . Subsequently it was announced that North Korea had developed nuclear weapons and will retain them under any circumstances. North Korea performed some nuclear tests in 1998 using the three-stage Taedopong-I missile over Japan and the Pacific Ocean. North Korea openly announced this and its also believed that the ones that are due to take place soon will also be announced. North Korea has been alleged to have the technology to produce an actual warhead that could fit atop missiles which, by U.S. intelligence estimates, could reach parts of the United States. North Korea has not objected to this claim also.

The rivalry between North Korea and US has been since long. Bush calls Kim Jong-II, the leader of North Korea, as “tyrant and a dangerous person who starves his own people and has a high concentration of camps". North Korea, on its stance has been right. North Korea has already seen the fate of Baghdad and Kabul. Now it has two options. Either wait for America’s invasion or adopt to pre-emption for its preparation to face the invasions and pressurize the Big Brother. North Korea looks inclined towards the other option much. Showing the nuclear cards is the only option to perpetuate her regime and stay unharmed. There are so less chances that North Korea will switch to negotiations regarding its Nuclear Programme any more.

North Korea, has now earned a new identity in Asia. According to it, China and South Korea should rise from their illusions and accept the reality. North Korea’s nuclear capability is a tremendous threat to all the Asia. Asia needs to co-operate in this regard, with the Big Brother to explain North Korea about the repercussions and solve the problem peacefully.

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