Korea Tension: 60 Shots Fired
North Korea's nuclear testing is causing uncertainty among many other countries. South Korean soldiers fired sixty shots as a warning after five North Korean soldiers crossed the border into the demilitarized zone. Later, it was discovered that one of the five soldiers in the zone was armed; the other four North Korean soldiers were unarmed. "While such border skirmishes are not unheard of, they are relatively rare. Saturday's incursion was only the second this year, the official said. The North sometimes orchestrates border skirmishes to jack up tensions at sensitive moments in international standoffs." North Korea doesn't seem to be interested in diplomatic relations or changing their stance on continuing development of their nuclear weapons program.This is just one example how the tension and concern is on the rise. I'm not sure what North Korean soldiers were thinking by entering a demilitarized zone with the current tension in the air; South Korea was only standing their ground out of fear. I seriously think North Korea needs to come out of the closet and state what their intentions are. Until official diplomatic talks take place between nations, the tension and concern will continue to rise. It is my hypothesis that unless there are diplomatic talks soon there will be a use of force.
posted by Anonymous @ 10/15/2006 10:06:00 PM
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A girl in my geography class recently taught in North Korea for a few months and formed a very close bond with her young students. In class today, she was telling us that her students had emailed her asking her if the U.S. had a bomb, and if they would die. It's really unfortunate to see the effects on innocent the common people when conflicts like this arise in any country. It's also unfortunate that rarely do we view how the citizens of these countries are reacting. It truly was heart-breaking to hear what these innocent children were saying to her. "But we are one country, Korea."
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