KCL MUN 2012-02-07 Nuclear Weapons in North Korea
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Transcript of KCL MUN 2012-02-07 Nuclear Weapons in North Korea
KCL Model United Nations Society
Today’s session
KCL MUN Simulation - UN Security Council:“Nuclear Weapons in North Korea”
UN Security Council:
Nuclear Weapons in North Korea
Structure of Presentation
Topic introduction
North-Korea and WMD’s
International Community involvement
Current situation
Topic introduction
October 2006 – Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea tests nuclear weapon
2009 – another test (no intention to end program)
Anno 2012: North Korea in a period of transition Kim Il Jong’s death Renewed focus on economic development
North Korea and Weapons of Mass-Destruction
Insecurities after Korean War led DPRK to develop nuclear weapons Technology for carriers developed with (reluctant) help of China
and USSR, weapons with Pakistani expert A.Q. Khan’s help North Korea ratified the NPT on December 12, 1985 1994: Clinton administration brokers deal with North-Korea
leading to end of unofficial nuclear development program 2003: Ostracized North Korea withdraws from
2006 onwards: the nuclear age North Korea tests a nuclear weapon amidst international
controversy on 09/10/2006 2009: second test
International Community involvement
Most UN efforts have gone unheeded due to lack of consensus
North-Korean withdrawal from NPT makes sanctions/controls through IAEA impossible
Six-party talks (featuring the PRC, Russia, Japan, South Korea and the US) have been most fruitful, but have also failed in 2006
Current situation
Still existing regional threat of North-Korea’s nuclear stockpile
North-Korea’s unusual interests have made it respond poorly to traditional enforcement mechanisms
Traditional UN Policy has failed Current situation is complicated by Chinese (be it at
times reluctant) allegiance to protecting its Communist neighbour