Earlier today, it was announced by the North Korean government that it was in the possession of nuclear weapons. It is thought that this could be a ploy to instill fear in other countries, particularly in the five countries that had been involved in disarmaments talks with N. Korea. One newspaper has been quoted about the situation by calling it “a crisis from hell”. At the same time it is thought that perhaps N. Korea is simply bluffing to gain leverage on the international community. Amidst the announcement, the US continues to reiterate the importance of restarting the 6 nation disarmament talks that N. Korea backed out of.
The ultimate contradiction in this recent announcement is that while the “international community” criticizes N. Korea for its announcement, many of these same countries fully admit to their own possession of nuclear weapons, most of which I do not have to list for you.
Do these countries know how silly they sound, when criticizing other countries for obtaining nuclear devices? The US and its allies use their nuclear capabilities as a security blanket, and yet they feel that other countries are not allowed the same option. While it is a relevant point, it is not the most important. The real issues lies in the US and its allies being able to have its way in their economic colonization of third world countries.
What capitalism needs in Asia are friendly governments and markets to allow its expansion into the area. N. Korea does not represent a friendly government, and with its assertion of the holding of nuclear weapons, represents a direct threat to capitalist expansion. While we continue to see factory jobs move over seas into Asian countries, capitalisms growth into the region would become even more swift if the US government could more easily control the government that control those markets.
The issue here is not whether a rogue, “communist” dictator controls nuclear weapons.
The issue here is about the expansion of capital and having friendly markets to increase profits. N. Korea does represent a threat, but not to people like you and me. N. Korea represents a threat to the markets that capitalism wants to expand into.
Disarmaments talks and international criticism will not mediate this “crisis from hell”. This crisis, and others like it, will only end when we stop placating to the fear mongering that is produced by the capitalist influenced media and governments. It is through fear that they control us and keep us from taking that which is rightfully ours, the world.
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