You cannot help but giggle when you see Kim Jong Un with his bouffant hairstyle, oversized overcoat, oversized chair and his six loyal men in uniform standing beside him. His recent remarks have given the young man worldwide popularity and serious attention.
The nuclear capable United States B-2 bomber drills and the presence of approximately 30,000 U.S. troops in South Korea with a reason to defend our ally against any threat have forced the North Korean leader to make a preposterous statement or fall flat on his face.
With an estimated $711 billion defense budget, the U.S. continues to top the chart as far as expenditure on military is concerned. The long historical rhetoric by the North Korean regime has been curbed by the ever-growing ties between South Korea and the U.S.
There are high chances Kim Jong Un and the North Korean security advisors, if anything, are underestimating the resolve of South Korea and the U.S.
Recently, there has been an instance in the past where North Korea’s constant proliferation of weapons acquired a nuclear-capable status; but is the sword sharp enough to use against a hegemon?
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a valid point in her question and answer session after her speech at Mississippi State University citing the novelty in the East-Asian region with the leadership change in South Korea, China and Japan.
This shuffling of the political cards will create a bit of instability in the region.
According to the state media’s report, Kim Jong Un managed to sneak in a rocket preparation plan and has ordered rockets to remain on standby to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea, Guam and Hawaii. Later, images of tens of thousands of North Koreans who turned out for a 90-minute mass rally in support of Kim’s call to arms were circulated worldwide through mass media.  A report from the BBC says Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned of the situation spiraling out of control, however.
Both Russia and China share borders with North Korea. President Barack Obama, who is known to be good at negotiation is taking the threats from North Korea more seriously than he did Iran with the presence of our military forces in South Korea and the B-2 bomber drills.
Secretary of State John Kerry, who completed a recent tour to Iraq and Afghanistan,  will probably be assigned with the task of solving the threat of North Korea diplomatically. Citizens can think of the bouffant hair-styled, 30-year old-leader as living in a cartoon world of his own or can actively speed up counter attack or defense mechanisms and pay heed to the threats issued.
Do not be surprised if you see fast-paced diplomatic, political and military developments in the capital city of Washington, D.C., over the next few weeks. If these instabilities continue to bother the U.N. and all other sovereign nations who are in a constant quest for peace, these countries will be forced to pass a resolution on the denuclearization of North Korea. I will be the least surprised if the U.S. and South Korea lead the front of that movement.