Dictator’s motives are unclear but his latest exploit confirms his reputation as a dangerous maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) and international outlaw It rarely happens that one country’s actions unite the world in condemnation,yet this is what North Korea has achieved with reports of its latest underground nuclear test explosion. But this act of universal defiance has also underscored the long-running failure of the international community to rein in Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s youthful dictator, or the country’s dangerous military regime. Impassioned denunciations of Pyongyang’s recent year surprise rang out across the globe,from Washington and Brussels to Tokyo and Canberra. Russia, typically, and warned that the test,the country’s fourth, would aggravate tensions and increase “the tall potential for military and political confrontation” on the Korean peninsula. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com