Kim's Nuclear Plans: The West's Convenient Crisis
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera, via its Middle East desk, reports that North Korea's Kim Jong Un is expected to outline plans to expand his country's nuclear arsenal as part of a new five-year defense and economic development plan. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1994, the US signed the Agreed Framework with North Korea, promising light-water reactors in exchange for freezing its
nuclear program. By 2002, the Bush administration unilaterally declared North Korea in breach over alleged uranium enrichment (which even then was disputed) and effectively abandoned the agreement, leading Pyongyang to restart its plutonium program and withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003. This wasn't an unprovoked escalation; it was a response to perceived US non-compliance and
hostile policy. Double Standard: The media treats North Korea's nuclear program as uniquely destabilizing while almost entirely ignoring the US's own nuclear modernization program, estimated to cost $2 trillion over 30 years. When the US expands its nuclear capabilities, it's 'deterrence' and 'national security.' When North Korea does it, it's 'aggression' and 'rogue state behavior.' No mention of
Israel's estimated 90 nuclear warheads, developed without NPT supervision and with tacit US approval, which never merit similar alarmist headlines. Follow the Money: The relentless demonization of North Korea serves as a perennial justification for massive US military spending in East Asia. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing consistently secure lucrative contracts for advanced missile defense