QUESTION

The superpowers have the sole rights to embark in nuclear weapons while the non-

superpower does not have such rights.

Comment with reference to nuclear energy

practices by Iran and North Korea.

THE SUPERPOWER AND THE NONSUPERPOWER.

SUPERPOWER
A superpower is a state with a dominant

position in the international system which has

the ability to influence events and its own

interests and project power on a worldwide

scale to protect those interests

NON-SUPERPOWER
There are no specific definition of non-superpower state.

Practically, the non-superpower state is

the state that has no influence on other

state, and it does not possess the criteria

of superpower state.

Alice Lyman Miller (Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate

School), defines a superpower as "a country that

has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world, and

sometimes, in more than one region of the globe

at a time, and so may plausibly attain the status of global hegemony

DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE

SUPERPOWER AND THE

NON-SUPERPOWER .

SUPERPOWER STATE.

NON-SUPERPOWER STATE

Has the authority and .Does not have the authority

status.
Their interest are protected. Has allies and followers.

and status. Their interest are normally not a concern to other state. Does not have any allies or

follower.

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SUPERPOWER STATE.

CRITERIA
1. MILITARY. Usually, they possess a great line of army. Whether the army, navy or air forced. Well-developed of nuclear capacity. Owns bases around the world. Have powerful allies from all over the world.

2. POLITICAL.

Has a strong and stable capitalist federation.

Provided that they have permanent seat in the UN Security Council. A well developed ties with many other country.

3. CULTURAL.
Always maintain its constitutional freedom of justice.

Has a strong influence in music,

fashion, food, film and etc.

4 . E C O N O M Y. Enormous industrial base and large, modernized farming industry.

Possess a large resources.

Have high standard of living with

accessibility to many manufactured good.

United State of America (USA)

FUTURE SUPERPOWER.
India
China European union

Russia
p/s: due to their large population, growing military strength, economic potential and also influence in

international affairs.

Russia

United State

China

France

NonProliferation Treaty (NPT)

Britain

Israel
India
Not NonProliferation Treaty (NNTP)

North Korea Iran

Pakistan

 North Koreas dream of a nuclear arsenal dates

back half a century, to the years just after the Korean War.

North

Korea

was

member

of

the

Nona

proliferation

Treaty but stop from

being

member on 2003.

In the early 1980s, American spy satellites saw

the North building a good-size nuclear reactor. By the early 1990s, the Central Intelligent Agencies (C.I.A.) estimated that the country could have one or two nuclear weapons.

 In 1994, in a showdown with the United States, North Korea threatened to turn

its stockpile of nuclear fuel into bombs.

The first test of nuclear weapons by

North Korea was as recently as 2006.

In October 2006, North Korea became

the eighth atomic power throughout the

whole wide world.

 Lastly, in 2009, North Korea announced

that it had successfully conducted its

second

nuclear

test,

again

defying

international warnings. But, still that not much is known about the tests and subsequent projects, as North Korea is one of the most secretive countries in the world.

WHY nortH KOREA NEEDS NUCLEAR WEAPONS?

 North Korea feels threatened

with the United States.

So, Korea wants nuclear weapons to guarantee its

security.

 According to official data, about 28 thousand

American soldiers are stationed in South

Korea. But, the actual number is higher and

they have nuclear weapons. Only the threat of a nuclear attack on U.S. bases in South Korea would suspend a hypothetic attack of the Empire of Good on North Korea.

superpower reaction to nuclear weapons in north korea

 Ever since the U.S. dropped

the atomic bomb on Japan, many

people have wondered about nuclear

weapons and the risk they pose to the

world.

 In December 2009, North Korean-led

consortium won a $20 billion deal to

export four nuclear reactors to the

United Arab Emirates (UAE).

So, United Nations Security Council bans all weapons exports from North Korea.

Does north KOREA IS ACKNOWLEDGE AS A SUPERPOWER?

No. North Korea is Not A Superpower.

Although North Korea is not a superpower but they have the right to have those nuclear weapons.

In fact, they still can have nuclear weapons or plan nuclear programme, but they cannot cause mass destruction.

The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a critical report saying that it has "serious concerns" about Iran's nuclear program and has obtained "credible" information that the Islamic republic may be developing nuclear weapons.

The IAEA report, the Iranian program's military scope, found no evidence that Iran has made a strategic decision to actually build a bomb. But its nuclear program is more ambitious and structured, and more progress has been made than previously known.

 It is evident that Iran's efforts are focused both on uranium enrichment and a parallel plutonium effort. Iran claims it is trying to establish a complete nuclear fuel cycle to support a civilian energy program, but this same fuel cycle would be applicable to a nuclear weapons development program.

 The United States has invaded and occupied two countries on Irans eastern and western borders in Afghanistan and Iraq. Directly to Irans south, in the Persian Gulf, fleets of U.S. Navy warships are on continuous patrol. U.S. troops reside in a number of Irans neighbours in both Central Asia and the Middle East. Despite the reprehensible policies of Saudi Arabia and Israel, the U.S. heavily supports both, which happen to be two of Irans top security threats.

 In addition to all of this, the United States has launched cyber-attacks against Iran to sabotage its civilian nuclear program. Iran is on the defensive, not the offensive.

 President Obama: North Korea's nuclear program was a "grave threat" to the world. In addition to the 51% who believe North Korea represents a direct threat to U.S. security, 34% say it is a serious threat to U.S. interests in the world, though not a direct threat to the U.S. itself. Only 10% believe North Korea does not represent a threat to the United States in either regard.

 As is the case with North Korea, the vast majority of Americans view Iran as either a direct threat to U.S. security or a serious threat to U.S. interests in the world; only 9% say it is not a threat.

Although Iran and North Korea give a big threat to U.S. regarding to their nuclear programs, it doesnt mean that U.S. as the superpower has the sole right to embark in nuclear weapon while the non-superpower does not have such right

As Iran and North Korea has the capability to established nuclear weapon, thus, they have right to do so and superpower should not interfere their country matter regarding nuclear weapon.