North Korea and Iran show each other love.

North Korea Nuclear Test Site
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Last fall, North Korea and Iran made a scientific-cooperation pact. Back in 2002, North Korea signed a similar pact with Syria. Today, North Korea is threatening the United States with a nuclear war. This holds true to the statement, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." North Korea does not have much in common with neither Iran, nor Syria, with the exception of one thing; both Iran and North Korea have been fighting it out with the world in order to possess nuclear technology.

This week, Iran unveiled its secret uranium mines and processing facilities. Did the agreement between North Korea and Iran include a uranium exchange, as well as a "scientific" exchange?  If this is the case, we may see this growing incident with North Korea have greater repercussions than the world may have first thought it would. Even though North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is a young leader, he comes from a family with a long history. He was raised seeing both his father and grandfather lead North Korea's communist regime. His father, he saw make continual threats towards countries that had tried to reign in North Korea's advances in nuclear technology. Each time, this young leader had to see his mentors back down, or find a way to avoid carrying out actions to match their rhetoric. He may think it's time to change that.

Today, or tomorrow, but soon, we will be at war, if you believe the young ruler's words.  Either way, the United States' promises, as well, can't be ignored. The United States has promised to protect South Korea and Japan in case of any attack. If North Korea forces war on the United States, it will then make the United States choose to either enter decisively, or risk American casualties.