NORTH KOREA
P R O V O C AT I O N S , C R A Z I N E S S ,
AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS
TOWER OF JUCHE IDEOLOGY
OUTLINE
• background and history
• rise of militarism
• development of nukes
• the cycle of provocation
• what we’re actually afraid of
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E
PHASES OF THE KOREAN WAR
THE
TH
38
PARALLEL
South Koreans, halfcovered, facing north
North Koreans, facing
each other
NORTH KOREA FROM SPACE
NORTH KOREAN
PROPAGANDA IS PERVASIVE
EVEN FOR THEIR CHILDREN…
HENCE, THE PURSUIT OF
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NUCLEAR
PROLIFERATION
T H E R O A D T O T H E P R O V O C AT I O N C Y C L E
NUCLEAR TESTS
IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHAT
THE NUKES WERE FOR…
LONG-RANGE
MISSILES
North Korea’s
missiles can range as
far as the United
States
CYCLE OF
PROVOCATION
IT’S GETTING CRAZY!
U.S.S. PUEBLO
CYBER THREAT
W E H A S H A C K I N G S K I L L Z , YO
HACK ON
SONY
WHY WE’RE SO
“SCARED”
T H E ACT UA L CH A L L E N G E I S , …
CHALLENGING.
THE KN-08…
4
QUESTIONS?
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