Is the United States to Blame for North Korea's Internet Being Completely Crashed?

It looks like the United States might be giving North Korea a taste of their own medicine. The country's state-run internet began experiencing connectivity issues over the weekend, and now according to various news outlets, it has been completely down for about three hours. This development comes on the heels of the FBI confirming that North Korea is responsible for the hacking of Sony that has lead to a business crisis of epic proportions for the company.

While ABC News is pointing out that it's not clear exactly what is causing the countries outage right now, the timing is certainly interesting. Especially when you take into account the fact that the U.S. promised a retaliation of some sort. So far they have refused to offer up any details of what the response would be, with State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf saying, "We aren't going to discuss, you know, publicly operational details about the possible response options or comment on those kind of reports in anyway except to say that as we implement our responses, some will be seen, some may not be seen,".

So, is this the beginning of the U.S. retaliating against North Korea for hacking into Sony and bringing much of their business to a screeching halt? Do you think that attacking their Internet service is the way to effectively fight back or is a different course of action a better idea? After being accused, North Korea has continued to make threats against various U.S. targets such as The White House. Do you think that these threats are empty or is this just the start of what will prove to be ongoing issues between both countries? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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North Korea, Internet, Sony, Revenge, Threats, White House, Hacking, Fear