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Old 01-03-2005, 09:39 PM   #123
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Indeed, Tea.

The North Korean government is slowly being strangled by sanctions (and Kim's desire to spend what money they have on expensive items that don't benefit the country in any way). They may at some point, if it comes to it, use the nukes they have as a bargaining chip to collect and run their economy solely off of foreign aid in exchange for dismantling nukes.

As for revolt in that country, it's unlikely since N. Korea currently has the world's 5th largest military. Soldiers watching soldiers. The whole government is run almost like a totalitarianism where strict control scares people from making the first move to do anything but escape. Hell, even one of Kim Jong Il's sons tried to illegally enter Japan in an attempt to escape.
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