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Just recently North Korea has launched another missile capable of reaching places far away like Guam, and even possibly the United States' mainland. These powerful missiles are fueled by a technologically demanding and dangerous substance known as unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. This chemical compound is highly unstable, and the United States stopped producing it when NASA released a video on it's dangers back in 1966.
The Trump administration has succeeded in having the UN place a modest cut back of standard fuels being imported to North Korea, but this cutback does not include UMDH (the aforementioned rocket propellent). While details regarding the U.S.'s efforts to disrupt the North's missile program are largely classified, the U.S. still have some vital questions unanswered regarding UMDH's usage and acquirement. As of now, we are unsure of whether North Korea is receiving UMDH from China or Russia, or if they are capable of manufacturing it themselves.
Alongside the efforts of the U.S. to halt North Korea's missile program, high ranking officials such as president Trump seem to be publicly antagonizing North Korea, in a tweet Trump even referred to Kim Jong-Un as "Rocket Man" and stating that there would be long gas lines due to the cut back imposed by the UN.
While this problem occurs it remains true that civilians can obtain very little knowledge on the U.S.'s actions to halt the missile program. Do you think that their should be more transparency in government when it comes to foreign military affairs such as this? To what degree should we be focus our resources on this issue as opposed to domestic issues like the devastation caused by the recent hurricanes? To what degree do you think antagonistic comments like Trump's and many others have any affect on North Korea's actions?
2 comments:
I believe that there should be more transparency for media to understand about missile halting efforts when the time is necessary. The government doesn't necessarily need to allow more info to be let out if the situation is not endangering.but because misses have imposed threats to the us and their civilians, it should be more informed to the citizens on what is happening,as it can effect their lives. the use of funding and concentration for assistance speaking of hurricanes and missiles should be the more urgent problem. The hurricane relief must be prioritized due to the fact that it has just occurred and that it is a problem occurring in present time.
I agree that hurricane relief should be prioritized, as well as other important domestic issues. It is always better to spend the money we have at home, and improve the lives of our own people, especially since the military already has such a huge chunk of the national budget. I don't believe North Korea poses a huge threat, and sanctions can help slow their progress while keeping spending on the situation low. However, if NK ever makes a direct attack or provocation, I support a military intervention in order to protect American lives. However, until such a provocation is made, or until it is clear nuclear power can be used by NK on the US, we should remain as diplomatic as possible with the nation. I also don't think transparency is that necessary, since with sensitive information such as this secrecy can be helpful, especially since at the moment this doesn't have a huge impact on our lives.
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