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Darrius Oliphant

Mr. Phillips

English III

6 December 2017

Hydrogen Bomb Threat

Everyone knows what it means to have a nuclear weapon hit another country,

but how about when youve been demilitarized for 70 years and have had to count on a

self-defense squad to keep the country safe (Berlinger). Japan has been demilitarized

since 1940 and is now considering having to remilitarize due to unexpected North

Korean bombs flying overhead (Berlinger). Which means North Korea must be up to

something. Theyre putting demilitarized Japanese lives at risk by testing nuclear

weapons. So, how will north Koreas hydrogen bomb threat affect the Japanese

population in the long run?

No one can say a bomb flying over their head isnt a scary situation, especially

when you really cant fight back. So what is going on to stop the madness? Japan

receives state of the art missiles from the US to boost military support for them and

surrounding countries to use for self-defense (OConnor). But it may not be enough as

Japan still remains an easy target since they have been demilitarized.

South Korea decides that they need to have a chat with the North about their

actions (Terry). They have stated that they will communicate with the North Korean

military saying they will deal with their continued missile tests by stepping up sanctions

and Military action. They let North Korea know that they are breaking the rules of

nuclear war rules (Terry).

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Japan is the only country to ever be hit with nuclear weapons

(Hiroshima/Nagasaki) and theyre now in the middle of a nuclear war waiting to happen

(Ashbrook). Japan cant really even involve themselves in the war because of their

demilitarization. So Japan is in a twist on what to do in order to keep the country safe.

Meanwhile, North Korea is receiving threats and challenges from Americas Donald

Trump, putting all of japan in trouble because those missiles must fly over them to reach

America and vice versa (Ripley). All it takes is for one missile to go wrong and its all

over for Japan.

According to the ABCNews article Japans Abe Vows To Bolster Defense Amid

North Koreas Threat Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe pledged friday to bolster

his countrys defenses, calling the threat from north korea the greatest security concern

Japan has faced since World War Two. (qtd. By Mari Yamaguchi). This makes Japan

less Vulnerable to any missiles because of Abes pledge.

The fix to this problem is to put out the man who started all the drama in the first

place, Mr. Donald J. Trump. Donald trump started all this madness by trying to make

friends with the North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un (Ripley). This infuriated

Kim Jong Un and caused him to threaten the us military base, Guam. If Trump was

impeached from being President, the supreme leader might rethink flying out bombs

around Guam, protecting Japan.

Despite the history of japan being bombed, North Korea can most likely be

weaseled by japan with just an apology by Trump. North Korea is only in the process of

threatening other countries.

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Because of actions taken by North Korea, Japan must take them serious along

with Americas Donald Trump. North Korea has shown before that they do not play

when it comes to bombing other countries.

Works Cited
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Tough Choices As North Korean Missiles Fly | On Point, NBR News,

www.wbur.org/.

Berlinger, Joshua. What Happens If North Korea Tests a Hydrogen Bomb over

the Pacific? CNN, Cable News Network, 22 Sept. 2017, www.cnn.com.

O'Connor, Tom. U.S. Greenlights New Missiles for Japan amid Nuclear Threats

from North Korea. Newsweek, Newsweek LLC, 5 Oct. 2017,

www.newsweek.com.

Pickrell, Ryan. Heres How Big North Koreas Newest Nuke Might Be. The Daily

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Ripley, Will. North Korean Official: Take Hydrogen Bomb Threat 'Literally'.

CNN, Cable News Network, 26 Oct. 2017, www.cnn.com.

Terry, Sue Mi. South Korea Proposes Military Talks With North at Their Border.

The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 July 2017, www.nytimes.com.

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Threat. ABC News, ABC News Network, abcnews.go.com. 11 November

2017
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