Foreign+Policy

Top Five Threats to the US   North Korea  i. Tanks: 3500 IV  ii. Armored Personnel Carriers 2500 IV  iii. Towed Artillery: 3500 IV  iv. Multiple Rocket Launch Systems 2500 IV  v. Total Aircraft 1778 IV   vi. Total Navy Ships 708 IV  vii. Has separated enough plutonium for 12 warheads.VI   Bibliography [] II [] III [] IVhttp://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=North-Korea Vhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8156067/Death-toll-rises-after-North-Koreas-missile-attack-on-South-Korea.html VI [] VII []
 * 1)  Conflict in Iraq
 * 2)  War on terrorism (Al Qaeda & Sunni Extremists)
 * 3)  North Korea
 * 4)  Insurgencies in the Middle East
 * 5)  Libya and Muammar Gadaffi
 * 1)  Nation: North Korea (no reference necessary)
 * 2)  Previous Wars with the U.S.: Korean War VII
 * 3)  Current Political Leader: Kim Jong Il (will probably soon become kim jong un) II
 * 4)  Current Military Leader: Kim Jong Il II
 * 5)  Demographics: II
 * 6)  Religion: autonomous religions are basically non-existent; government sponsored religions exist to provide illusion of religious freedom.II
 * 7)  Ethnicity: North Koreans are Korean.II
 * 8)  Language: North Koreans speak Korean.II
 * 9)  Average Age: 32.9 years total, 31.2 years for male, 34.6 years for female.II
 * 10)  Ratio Male/Female: at birth 1.047 males per female; under 15 years 1.03 males per female; 15-64 years 0.98 males per female; 65 years and over 0.64 males per female; total population 0.95 males per female.II
 * 11)  Military Capabilities
 * 12)  Troop Strength: 1,106,000 active members; 8,200,000 reserve members; 9,495,000 total III
 * 13)  Budget expenditure on military issues: $5.5 billion IV
 * 14)  Weaponry
 * 1)  North Korea recently performed a missile attack on South Korea (an ally of the U.S.) so that dragged the US into a possible conflictV
 * 2)  Available Natural Resources: Coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropowerII
 * 3)  After World War II, the Russians and Americans had a conference together to discuss the future of Korea (we decided their future without them present, so that’s not helping them to like us). It was split into a communist northern Korea and a democratic southern Korea. The northern Korea extremely hated the southern Korea. So when fighting broke out between them and the U.S. allied themselves with the southern side, North Korea began to view the U.S. as an enemy as well (the ally of my enemy is my enemy situation). Then there is the fact that the country is structured around the beliefs of their leader, currently Kim Jong Il, so that whatever their leader believes becomes the stance of the country. And since Kim Jong Il hates the US, because he was raised in an anti-American environment and because America did not treat communist countries well back then, North Korea’s stance towards America is the same as his, anti-American.VII