Examining the Nuclear Arms Control Movement in the context of North Korean Nuclear programs

The claim of a successful test of the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) on 6 January 2016 shocked the international community, especially the peace and anti-nuclear advocates. The United Nations Security Council called an emergency meeting and many countries including neighbouring South Korea, Japan, and China condemned North Korea’s act on the same day. The security and defence experts called it a big setback to nuclear arms control and disarmament movement and speculated that North Korea’s move will escalate the race of nuclear arms in the Korean peninsula. Since the January, instead of a much pressure of international community, North Korea seems not to stop its nuclear programs. The recent H-bomb test shows the failure of the nuclear arms control process and forced peace loving people to think beyond ongoing nuclear arms control process