South Korea Warns North on a First Nuclear Strike

The news regarding North Korea intending to strike South Korea with nuclear weapon has been off and on for a while. Will it actually happen? If it does, what would the U.N Security do which is still trying to bring North Korea to six party talk in regards to nuclear arms disarmament? Will the U.S protect the South Korea as promised to keep it under its nuclear umbrella? The two Koreas recently exchanged some tough talks where North threatening to blow away the South. The defense minister of South Korea said that if there is clear indication of North’s attack, then the South should strike first. But, it is also obvious that North even without nuclear weapon and just with its military could easily attack south which is located within the reach of North Korean rockets and artillery. There were mixed reactions from the North in recent weeks. At one time the North proposed the development of business and tourism with the south and just days later threatened disregard all the dialogues with Seoul. The two Koreas are still on war since there had been no peace treaty established after the Korean War of early 1950s. For details, follow this link http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/world/asia/21korea.html?ref=asia

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Namgyel Dorji