South Korea recently announced that it would be further developing its national defense in order to be protected from attacks from North Korea. Among other developments are plans to have missiles which could hit North Koreas missile sites, alleviating threats from North Korea. It is obvious that South Korea is growing increasingly concerned that they will be the target of an attack from the North. The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak stated, “We will never tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea.” This is an interesting comment giving the present situation. North Korea is very close to developing a functional nuclear arsenal. What will South Korea do then? Will they attack the north launching a war between the two nations? I hope that someone will do something soon, as the window of opportunity is rapidly depleting. The longer we wait the closer North Korea comes to having functional nuclear weapons. When that happens it will be too late. We will only have the option of bargaining at that point because no one will want to attack an unstable nation with nuclear weapons. This situation alarms me more and more every day.
What should be done about this situation? Do you believe anyone will try to stop North Korea by force? Would that be a good idea? If they are not yet nuclear capable, wouldn’t now be the best time for an attack?
