Committee: United Nations Security Council

Topic: Maintaining Peace in the Korean

Peninsular
Country: The United States of America
Delegate: Priyanka Raghu

The United Nations Security Council has strived continuously to

maintain peace in the Korean Peninsula since the 20 th century. The peace
that prevailed in Korea was disturbed with the end of the Second World
War. Korea was divided into the north and south regions with Soviet
Union and United States administering the respective zones. Korea was
not satisfied with this division and the two blocs could not agree on a
single system of governance. This resulted in the partition of Korea into
Republic of Korea (South) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(North). Kim II Sung with the help of Soviet Union invaded ROK in the
hope of reunifying it but failed to do so. During Kim- Dae- Jung’s
leadership in ROK, there was high co-operation between the north and
south regions. Kim-Dae-Jung’s loss in the 2008 elections resulted with
the end of co-operation between the two nations. Since then, DPRK has
been reckless in testing its nuclear weapons posing a grave threat for the
entire world, which is the root cause of disturbance in the Korean
Peninsula.
The United States of America is strongly disapproves the continuous
testing of nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula. From the presidency
of George W. Bush, The United States strongly believes that North
Korea’s nuclear program is unacceptable and Pyongyang has to give up
all of its nuclear weapons. The United States believes that DPRK’s
nuclear program is a threat to the entire world and with reference to the
recent nuclear weapon testing, finds it as a major disturbance to the
world peace and harmony. The recent landing of the intercontinental
ballistic missile over Japan also concerns the government of The United
States. The safety of the people of The United States and its allies will
always be its first and most major concern.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, The United States has put its full
efforts in trying to bring peace back into the Korean Peninsula. During
2003- 2009, the Six Party Talks concluded by offering assistance to
North Korea in energy and economic assistance, but in 2006 DPRK
announced the success of its nuclear test. In 2007, an agreement was
reached to send $400 million worth of fuel, food and other aid in
exchange for North Korea shutting down its main nuclear reactor. Some
more progress was made in 2012 when new leader Kim Jong
Un agreed to halt nuclear tests in exchange for food aid but North
Korea’s pursuit for nuclear weapons.
The stance of Kim Jong Un on the entire situation is being handled
strategically by the U.S government and the president. Presently, for the
protection of its allies, The United States has 40,000 personnel in Japan
and 35,000 in South Korea. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or
THAAD, missile system has the initial intercept capability and the US
military continues to build on that capability. THAAD can shoot down
the intermediate-range missiles that North Korea said it plans to fire over
Japan and land near Guam.
The President of The United States of America, Donald J. Trump has
gone on a 10 day official visit to Asia. The President intends on visiting
Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. The President
and the government hopes for a peaceful settlement between North
Korea and The United Sates, but will be prepared for even extreme
circumstances. In the words of President Donald J. Trump, “We are
totally prepared for the second option, not a preferred option”