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**Title:** North Korea's Extremes: Threats and Controversies
**Summary:**
* North Korea has a history of taking extreme measures, including declaring war over perceived slights.
* Examples:
1. **The Interview (2014)**: NK threatened war against the US over a movie depicting Kim Jong Un's assassination, leading to the film's online release, which ironically boosted its popularity.
2. **YouTube Video (2013)**: NK uploaded a video threatening the US, using footage from Call of Duty, which was removed due to copyright issues.
3. **Fax Machine Threat (2013)**: NK sent a fax to South Korea threatening destruction, sparked by a rally in SK protesting NK's human rights abuses.
4. **Response to John McCain's Comment (2017)**: NK declared war (though not acted upon) after the US politician called Kim Jong Un a "crazy fat child".
* **Statistics:** Between 1984 and 2020, NK made 147 threats, with 119 from Kim Jong Un.
* **Recent Actions:** Launched ballistic missiles in the Sea of Japan (2021) and over Japan's second-largest island (2017), causing widespread panic.
* **Conclusion:** The world wonders how long NK will continue to issue empty threats, and what can be done to stop them, inviting readers to share their thoughts.
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**North Korea and The Interview (2014)**
1. North Korea threatened to go to war against the US over the movie "The Interview", which depicted the assassination of Kim Jong Un.
2. The film's release was planned for 2014, but North Korea's threats led to changes in the film.
3. The film company removed the assassination scene to appease North Korea.
4. Despite this, the film was eventually released online due to the controversy.
5. The online release led to the film earning the most money in the company's online movie history.
**North Korea's YouTube Video (2013)**
6. North Korea uploaded a YouTube video in 2013, depicting a man's dream of attacking America.
7. The video showed a devastated New York City, with the American flag wrapped around it.
8. The video's NYC scene was stolen from the video game "Call of Duty".
9. An American song played in the background, for which North Korea didn't have copyright.
10. Activision, the video game company, claimed copyright, and the video was removed from YouTube.
**North Korea's Fax Threat (2013)**
11. In 2013, North Korea sent a fax to South Korea, threatening destruction.
12. The fax was in response to a South Korean rally protesting North Korea's human rights abuses.
13. The rally included burning photographs of Kim Jong Un.
14. North Korea cut off phone lines with South Korea at the time, leading to the use of a fax machine.
**John McCain's Comment (2017)**
15. In 2017, American politician John McCain called Kim Jong Un a "crazy fat child" in an interview.
16. North Korea took offense to the comment, which was not intended to be taken literally.
**North Korea's Missile Launches**
17. Between 1984 and 2020, North Korea conducted 147 missile tests, with 119 under Kim Jong Un's rule.
18. In 2017, North Korea launched a missile over Japan's second-largest island, causing widespread panic.
19. In 2021, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.