North Korea Speaks of 'Merciless Punishment' in New Threats Targeting the U.S.

Back in 2008, North Korea was officially removed from the U.S.'s list of state sponsors of terrorism after spending two decades being listed on it. Thanks to the fallout from the Sony hacking and due to the fact that the FBI has confirmed that it was indeed North Korea that was behind the huge breech in security, our government is now pondering whether or not to put the nation back on the list.

In recent days, North Korea tried to side-step any sort of blame and instead offered to work together with the U.S. to find the culprit behind Sony's hacking and the threats that have come from that. Naturally, the FBI and Homeland Security believe that they already know that North Korea was involved and are rebuffing any sort of help from the shady nation. North Korea doesn't like to be told no and in light of the recent dialogue, they have responded by making direct threats against the U.S. saying that the "toughest counteraction will be boldly taken against the White House, the Pentagon and the whole U.S. mainland".

Needless to say, at the very root of this is North Korea's fury with Sony for daring to try and release The Interview which was, at best, a mediocre comedy that centered on the assassination of Kim Jong Un, their leader. It is something that haven't taken lightly and even though the studio has opted not to premiere the film on Christmas Day in theaters, the hackers are still releasing new scandalous emails and toying with those is positions of power.

Do you think that the U.S. needs to put North Korea back on the list of states that sponsor terrorism? Do you think that their nation's threats against the U.S. are empty or do you think that they have the ability to truly affect our country on a larger scale? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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North Korea, Sony, Hacking, Threats, FBI, White House, The Interview