North Korea is a country located in the northern part of the Korean peninsula at
latitude 37° 43° N and longitude 124° 131° E. In North Korea, all residents must follow the
draft. Military force was formed to protect North Korea from attacks anot her country, and as
one of the policy to cover the hunger problem in the country due to the bad economy. The
head of government is the first North Korea Kim Il Sung, who was a freedom fighter. Around
1990, Kim Il Sung died of the World. Before his death, the government has handed over to
Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Il was born in the Soviet time parents fought Japanese troops in North
Korea. After four years, Kim Jong Il returned to Pyongyang. In 1998, Kim was inaugurated
as the position of the highest positions i n the State of North Korea (Selig. S. Harrison. 2002).
North Korea to modernize the country by focusing the power of the state in economic
planning, heavy industry and military development. North Korea improve the economy by
developing nuclear energy instead of electric energy. In addition, the development of nuclear
energy has the objective for national defense and security (Kompas, May 12, 2003).
However, the United States was worried about North Korea's nuclear development
program because it can threaten the stability of the Korean Peninsula. For the United States
the North Korean nuclear issue to be taken seriously, so that the United States tried to
pressure North Korea to halt its nuclear development prog ram (Tempo, February 12, 1994).
Through economic ties and integration with the international North Korea Pyongyang aims to
have awareness of the importance of maintaining regional and international pea ce, including
with South Korea.
Key words: North Korea's nuclear development program, international relations