Beekmann,1 IraqPolicyPaperonNorthKoreasNuclearMissiles JakeBeekmann MattDooley ModelUN 6February2014 IraqPolicyPaper NorthKorea,asasovereignnation,hastherighttohaveanddevelopnuclearweapons. However NorthKoreahascrossedmanylineswhichincludethreatsinternationally.Ithasbecomeevidentthat NorthKoreaisincapableofholdingweaponsofmassdestruction.Therefore,Iraqhighlyencourages theUN(UnitedNations)tocontinuewitheconomicsanctionsandwantsNorthKoreatobe denuclearized,evenifthismeanstakingmilitaryaction. IraqislookingtobetterrelationswiththeUnitedStatesaftertheIraqwar.Theyareusingthe NorthKoreanissuetobecomeakeypartnertowardstheissue.IraqandtheU.

Swanttodenuclearize NorthKoreaduetothembeingoneoftheonlycountriesremainingthatcommitstonuclearpowerand hasabsolutelynodesireforpeace.NorthKoreahascarriedoutthreenuclearteststhelatestonewas launchedonFebruary12,2013,(WikipediaNorthKoreaNuclearTests,pg.1)provingtothe internationalcommunitythattheyarepreparedfordestruction.Thenuclearweaponspossessedby NorthKoreamakeitdifficultforIraqandtheUnitedStatestotakemilitaryaction.NorthKoreas nuclearprogramisgrowingtoalargerextentandcouldunquestionablyshowpowertotherestofthe world.Thatbeingsaid,NorthKoreacouldbecomeaninspirationtomanyothercountriestodevelop

nuclearweapons.IraqandtheU.Sareworkingtogethertomakesurethatitcanbestoppedbefore thingsgettoobad. Beekmann,2 ThemostpressingissueistheaggressionbetweentheU.S.andtheDPRK(NorthKorea),which couldresultinanotherwaratanymoment(Louis1).ThiscouldbedangerousforIraqbecausethey haveshowedsimilarinterestswiththenuclearprogramalongwiththeU.StowardstheNorthKoreans. TheU.N.SecurityCouncilhasestablishedavarietyofsanctionsonNorthKorea.These sanctionsincludeanembargoonmilitaryandtechnologicalmaterialsandluxurygoods,aswellasaset offinancialsanctions.IraqfullysupportsthesesanctionsgivenbytheU.Nandareanticipatingagood resultfromtheimposedpenalties.SinSonHo(NorthKoreanAmbassador)wasaskedaboutrecent NorthKoreanstatementsinfavorofdenuclearizationoftheKoreanpeninsula.Hestated Denuclearizationisourfinaldestination,(Louis,pg.1)whileinformingthatNorthKoreawouldnot independentlydismantleitsnucleararsenal.Ifthisplanisnotinitiatedcorrectly,thenNorthKoreacould beginanuclearwar.Asolutiontothisissuewouldbetoisolatethem,whenindesperateneedofaid. Thisisdefinitelyabettersolutionthanwar,inwhichIraqcouldnotcompete.IfNorthKoreabeginsto respondnegativelytothesanctionsmilitaryactionmaybeneeded.

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