North Korea has announced that it will test its first nuclear weapon, perhaps as soon as this weekend. In the New York Post, Peter Brookes writes that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il is feeling ignored by the rest of the world.
“Pyongyang can’t help but notice all the time and effort going into bribing Iran to swear off nukes: Tehran’s not only getting all the attention, the mullahs are being offered all the best bribes, too--all manner of economic and trade incentives, for starters, from the European Union,” Brookes writes. “Kim must be saying to himself: ‘What about me?’”
How the U.S. handles North Korea’s threat is of critical importance, according to Brookes. “No one will be watching how we approach, resolve or react to the North Korean nuclear problem more than our other nuclear problem--Iran,” he writes.
Read Korean Ka-Boom: “Dear Leader” feels ignored
by Peter Brookes
North Korea’s threat to test a nuclear weapon makes the issue of missile defense even more timely. Ed Feulner made the case for a strong missile defense program in a recent column.
Read America needs an effective defense against missile attack by Ed Feulner
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