Recently the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has released a statement that the West has plans to engage North Korea in a bloody conflict between the 25th of October and the 8th of November. This statement claims that the increase in drills involving western forces and their South Korean allies is evidence that they are planning to enter the "worst phase"; a Stalinist term used to describe a full scale conflict between the two super powers during the cold war. The statement goes as far as to say that the "Western Warmongers are escalating the drills for making a surprise preemptive strike at the DPR" which shows that the North Korean government has not let up with their accusations towards the west, nor their claims to being a peaceful and loving nation forced into times of war by the "American oppressors". This is nothing new to anyone who has followed the North Koreans for any amount of time, but it is interesting to note the use of Cold War era language, something that may just suggest how honestly North Korea believes themselves a match for the West in terms of military strength. This belief stems from North Korea's blind devotion to its past two military leaders who have both invested themselves into deluding even themselves that they are capable of taking on the world should conflict ever arise. This sense of self-might is disproportionate to their realistic chances at surviving a full scale battle with any 1st nation and is something that really worries me because when one man has delusions of grandeur, that is one thing; but when a man in charge of a nuclear powered army has delusions of grandeur in addition to paranoia, the world's efforts towards peace are at great risk. I am not one to endorse drastic measures, but I am honestly not entirely against overthrowing this government as it has been the main opponent to peace in the pacific ever since WW2.
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