Reunification at 38th parallel !!!!

'FAT-MAN', a nuclearized bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on 9th August 1945, not only ended the so called mighty World War-II but also slipped the Korean peninsula from the hands of Japan, one of the mightiest empire of that time. There was mere a replacement of WW-II for a more dangerous and draconian era of cold war, where constantly tensions persisted in the form of fear of breaking of 3rd World war. In simple words, it was an invisible standoff between the two mighty blocs- US block (including USA and giant European powers like Britain, France,etc.) and USSR block (today’s Russia, few central Asian countries, and few European countries like Estonia, Latonia, Lithuania, etc.). This period was marked with tussles in form of exhibiting the blind arms race, nuclear tests, and this even included no. of proxy wars, where US’s stand was to contain Communism and USSR’s was to proliferate it. The moment if these two powers had directly come against each other, this might had lead to 3^rd World war. But this never happened in the span of 46 years and the tensions were only restricted to proxy wars, where their agendas were firm but they never involved them in an open face off against each other directly, but via other host countries or leaders.

One such was the Korean war (1950-53). The peninsula was very much influence by USSR, its upper hand was its proximity. As I mentioned above the US blocs’ agenda was to contain communism, which was for sure going towards it and when it slipped out of the hands of Japan, USSR being the allied power tried to took it under its control. To counter this the NATO (A security group of US bloc to contain Communism) launched several missions and tried very hard to take Korea into its control, but was unable to achieve it. Now comes the aid in form of United Nations. It was quite out in the open that United Nations came under direct control under its 5 UN security council (UNSC) members dominated by US bloc, which were USA, Britain, France, Formosa(now taiwan) and USSR (at that time). USSR in the reign of cold war had majorly withdrawn from its meeting (in name of protests) and hence it didn't used its veto power to counter US blocs members’ decisions in UNSC for mission in Korea. UN peace-keeping force entered the peninsula and liberated it till the 38^th parallel (latitude) and an armistice was signed on July 23,1953, splitting the peninsula into two countries North Korea, with heavy influence of Communism and South with Capitalism.

At Panmunjom, the border point on 38th parallel,  where a recent exchange of talks between  North Korea dictator Mr. Kim-Jong-Un and South Korea President Mr. Moon-Jae-In, came with heavy promises of ending this split(at later phase) and start of denuclearization of entire peninsula. North conducted numerous nuclear test including even an alleged hydrogen bomb and deployed numerous nuclear weapons (latest in November which is an ICBM of range of more than 6000 km, which brings every portion USA’s territory into its firing range). South Korea a signatory to NPT was never involved in conducting nuclear tests but it is not alien in deploying weapons such as THAAD, and other interceptor missiles, etc with USA's aid.
These sweet promises, exchanges of handshakes and a cute token of stepping in each others’ territory across border by both Un and In, should never be taken lightly. A golden rule of International relationship where it shows that it can take an about turn at anytime. Also nothing here happens is without a hidden motive and is never short sighted. Possible motive behind the North’s agenda is the burden of sanctions which are levied on it by UN since years, which are now becoming counter productive and piling up its budget deficit racks. Where the reason behind South is more clear unlike its enigmatic counterpart Kim, which is the fore coming talks of Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim.

Inspite of the reasons behind the curtains, what is surely analysed by the experts is the possibility of world witnessing another nuclear attack is now dragged a little more away and hopefully the upcoming talks between both unpredictable leaders may come up with the prospects of peace and prosperity to entire human race.

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