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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee warned that the risk of a nuclear conflict is greater than for a long time.
ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It began in Australia and was officially launched in Vienna in 2007.
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Given the current tensions due to North Korea, this prize seems somehow apt. What do you think?
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(Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Sunday October 08 2017, @12:32AM (4 children)
Let us recall who started the Korean War in 1950. It was North Korea. The same loons are still in power today. They're still pulling all sorts of crazy and brutal crap, like kidnapping and assassinating people, threatening to obliterate South Korea with the highest concentration of artillery in the world, and are still in a state of war with a good portion of the rest of the world. I think everyone else in the world would love to ignore North Korea and let them stew in their craziness. But guess who is keeping this ancient conflict alive?
(Score: 2) by rylyeh on Sunday October 08 2017, @04:27AM
NK is a necessary thorn in the side of the west for China and Russia.
"a vast crenulate shell wherein rode the grey and awful form of primal Nodens, Lord of the Great Abyss."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 08 2017, @09:34AM
How does their count compare to the USA's count, flying drones halfway round the would and bombing the fuck out of weddings? Or don't brown people count?
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Sunday October 08 2017, @09:44AM (1 child)
1950 was 67 years ago.
There may be old ex-soldiers around still, but anyone who was old and powerful enough to set policy and be resposible for the war is long dead by now.
Let it go, man.
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday October 09 2017, @01:08AM
Then why hasn't the war officially ended? The answer is because one side, the North Koreans for those who aren't clear, is completely nuts. The same system that started that war is still here and still causing problems for everyone they can reach.