Introduction to International Politics
Foreign Event Analysis
| Locale | ![[]](http://www.kvasaheim.com/flags/flag15-kp.png "Flag of Korea (North)") | Korea (North) |
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IAEA barred from Yongbyon Plant
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| Summary |
Last month tensions rose between the United States and North Korea, when North Korea stopped the process of dismantling their nuclear reactor at Yongbyon since the United States refused to remove them from their list of “states that sponsor terrorists".
The situation has once again taken a turn for the worst, when this week the UN nuclear watchdog reported that the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) would no longer be able to access or monitor North Korea’s reprocessing plant.
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| Analysis |
Although experts claim that North Korea will not be able to bring Yongbyon back into full commission for another year, South Korea’s military official reported that North Korea was apparently trying to develop a nuclear warhead that would be able to fit into a missile and is thought to possibly have enough plutonium to make six or seven warheads. This information in correlation with the barring of IAEA inspectors has made the situation very unsettling for not only the United States but for South Korea as well.
Since the United States is still holding strong on their decision to not remove North Korea from their list until they have ample evidence that the appropriate dismantling of the plant is taking place, North Korea is trying to regain power over the U.S by rebelling against their wishes and appearing to be more dangerous then originally assumed.
North Korea has lost patience with America and no longer wants to comply with their demands if they are not reaping the benefits they were promised and is now trying to use the threat of nuclear weapons as power over the United States.
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| Perspective |  | Realist |
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| Submitted | October 9, 2008 at 10:38 pm | |
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