If you don't know, North Korea is a communist country essentially isolating themselves from the rest of the world. They are led by a Supreme Leader named Kim Jung-un who runs a strict, secretive country. Controversy and conspiracy theories surround the country. They have camps for prisoners that resemble ones used in World War ll, have been accused of starving their own citizens, and restrict media coverage. Their country is truly what we read about in dystopian sci-fi novels. The worst part? They are the United States biggest enemy.

Since World War ll, tensions have been high between the US and North Korea. In the early 1990's North Korea began shooting missiles and testing nuclear weaponry which violated their role in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Relations with the country have not gotten any friendlier in recent years.In 2002, while the US was in fear of terroristic acts or violence, Bush declared North Korea part of the "Axis of Evil", along with Iraq and Iran. Our biggest fears are North Korea's missile testing and their stock pile of nuclear weapons. Despite how many times they have claimed they aren't, it has been proved otherwise.

The United States as a whole doesn't take this threat as seriously as they should. Just because it's not discussed everyday and moves made aren't extremely radical, like ISIS, does not mean we shouldn't pay attention to what North Korea is doing. We make a joke of it even, especially when The Interview was released. The satirical movie angered North Korean leaders, and they allegedly hacked Sony Pictures as retaliation. This feud has been slow cooking for decades and eventually one side is going to be pushed too far. Both the US and North Korea are extremely capable of mass destruction: Hiroshima twenty times over. The threat is real. Just recently, a United States Citizen was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor at their prisoner camps for stealing a propaganda sign in Pyongyang. The policies in North Korea are extreme and they are real, millions of people live by them. Whether it's right or wrong, it's a threat to peace and mankind. In an ideal world, North Korea and its enemies could come to neutrality with their different governing styles without bringing in nuclear arms. It's important to be educated about other countries and their actions. It might not affect your present, but it has an effect on your future.