Conflict Between North and South Korea

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The rising tension over the sinking of a South Korean ship reached to a serious conflict between South Korean and North Korea. South Korean is accusing North Korean for firing the torpedo on purpose which resulted in 46 sailors deaths. According to Yonhap news, North Korean military official accused the South of intruding into North Korean waters in the Yellow Sea. North Korea sends a warning message to South Korea by firing torpedo to warn South Korea to not intrude in to their waters in Yellow Sea. North Korea doesn’t want to admit to their mistake; instead they are threatening to retaliate with military actions if South Korea won’t stop with accusations.

The intentions and actions of North Korea’s leadership seem more inexplicable than ever. North Korea’s mystery erupted by freezing relations with South Korea in the middle of sharp tensions. According to the official for North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea accused South Korean President Lee by blaming Pyongyang for the sinking South Korean ship Cheonan in March. On Tuesday North Korean agency made a statement that the communist nation is severing all ties with its neighbour to the south and will “abrogate the agreement on non-aggression.” Since North Korea doesn’t want to back down and come forward with apology and punish those who were behind this tragic mass, the South Korean president Lee made a statement saying that his country is suspending trade with North Korea, by closing its waters to the North’s ships and adopting a newly aggressive military attitude towards its neighbour.

However, the KCNA reported that it said that the North would “mete out a merciless and strong punishment”. According to the committee’s recommendations, they c...

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...gainst North Korea, obviously North Korea won’t take this conflict seriously and dismiss what South Korea president Lee said in his statement by suspending trade with North Korea, and closing its waters to the North’s ships and adopting a newly aggressive military attitude towards its neighbour or all communications between North Korea and South Korea will be cut off, and the South Korean ships and airliners be banned from passing through North Korean territorial waters and airspace. A lot of people and neighbouring countries will suffer from this issue. According to North Korean and South Korean economy North Korea is not stable enough to be on their own, if both countries won’t put to end this conflict, North Korea can collapse just like Soviet Union did.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/n.korea.threats/index.html?iref=allsearch

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