Critical Thinking for Homeland Security Article Review

Critical Thinking for Homeland Security

The objective of the article is to question the credibility of the decision adopting by the Bush's administration on North Korea due to claims that it (North Korea) was constructing a Uranium plant. Based on the universal structures of thought by Elder and Paul, it is apparent that the question at issue in the presented case is the credibility of the decision taken by the U.S. government towards North Korea. The U.S. believed that the North Korean state was in its quest of building a nuclear power plant secretly without the awareness of the U.S. As such, it promoted to U.S. To adopt sanctions against the North Korea such as suspending its deals with the state. The U.S. depended on unreliable information since up-to-date it has not verified the existence of a Uranium plant in North Korea as speculated by the report.

The decision adopted by the U.S. depended on information from various sources. For example, the State Department obtained critical information from its agents that North Korea had acknowledged its secret involvement in a Uranium enrichment program. The CIA provided information that showed that North Korea was constructing a plant that could provide it with adequate weapon-grade Uranium for up to two or more weapons a year. The president of North Korea increased the urgency of the matter by shifting to other ways of executing his plans, such as restarting a program to produce adequate Uranium for the state. However, information such as that provided by the administration on the existence of such plans in North Korea raises the concerns on the credibility of the actions taken by the Bush's government towards Korea.The information provided by the parties involved in the case is conflicting. While the U.S. presents significant information that points the possibility of construction of a Uranium plant in North Korea, the lack of tangible evidence to support the claim weakens its credibility. It is convincing when the Bush's administration considers the past information to support the credibility of their decisions. For example, the fact that the CIA and other intelligence bodies presented credible information related to the existence of the creation of Uranium plant in North Korea makes the decisions adopted by the Bush's administration apparent. The fact that the president of the North Korea responded by adopting other measures of recovering the effects of the restrictions provided by the U.S. makes the decisions more credible. However, the absence of evidence to prove the claims raises the concerns of the effectiveness of the decisions taken by the U.S. government. For instance, it makes the existence of such program uncertain when the administration officials raise doubts over the existence of Uranium enrichment plant in North Korea. Furthermore, the existence of an unconfirmed agreement between the Clinton's administration and the North Korean government in the past raises concerns over the credibility of the decisions made. Therefore, it increases the dilemma on the effectiveness of the decisions made by the U.S. towards the North Korean state.

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