On 23 June Iran’s top Nuclear envoy Mr Ali Larjani warned that further UN sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme could destroy the negotiation process.

The western world really fear both North Korea’s and Iran’s nuclear programme.

But on Burma’s construction of nuclear reactor, and nuclear technology education for military technicians in Russia and North Korea, the world community does not act.

So far the international community has not act on that, no talking about sanctions….. the question is why not?

Sources say that Burma exports uranium to North Korea and maybe also to Iran.
If Burma in the future should be in possession to make nuclear arms, it would be nearly impossible to replace the dictatorship regime with a democratic elected government.

The world is increasing the pressure on the government in Sudan, also prepares to send international forces to the Darfur province were the people need help.

The question is, when will the UN, EU and the rest of the world community take actions strong enough against the military dictatorship regime in Burma ?

As far as I am aware the strategy of non-violence actions has never in the history worked against dictatorship regimes.

The SPDC junta accords the highest priority to increase the strength of its armed forces spending nearly 50% of Burma’s total annual budget on the military.

Before Burma begun to get large income of the export of oil and gas, SPDC was dependent of money from the drug business for the import of arms and military equipment.

But the Burma army is still deep involved in the narcotic production and trafficking.

Particularly in the Shan State, were Burma officers force the farmers to cultivate opium and then after the harvest, force those people to pay tax on the raw-opium to the army.

Burma army give protection to the narcotic-mafia, store the drugs at the army bases, and sometimes also escort the drug caravans to the border of Burma and Thailand.

On 21 April 2006 in Shan State near Maejok not so far from the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) easternmost base at Loi Kawwan.

One SSA south patrol was lying in ambush for a heroin convoy with pro-SPDC militiamen, ran into a joint Burma army unit.

The Burma army unit was made up of elements from Tachilek based Light Infantry Battalion 311 and the Mongyawng based LIB 526.

The fight was going on until 27 April, when the SSA-South’s position was stormed.
The attacking force was composed of 100 Burma soldiers, 250 men from UWSA´s 171st brigade and 100 militiamen.

During that attack at the SSA-S's unit, Burma army gave fire support with mortars. It was no coincidence that troops from UWSA´s 171 brigade were located in the area and fought side by side together with the Burma army.

For long time the Burma army and the UWSA are said to have a partnership in the drug business.

Particularly the UWSA´s 171st brigade at the command of Wei Hsueh Kang, the drug kingpin wanted by both USA and Thailand.

In March 2005 UWSA´s 171st brigade developed a large-scale offensive against the SSA-S’s main base on Loi Taileng, opposite Mae Hong Son’s Pang Ma Pha district in Thailand.

SPDC had promised Wei if his brigade could strike out the SSA-S’s troops and conquer their main base, then the 171st brigade should be free to have fire positions on Loi Taileng, free to grow opium in the area free to smuggle narcotics over the border to Thailand.

During that offensive the 171st brigade lost about 350 dead and 350 wounded.

On 4 - 6 January 2007 RCSS (Restoration Council of Shan State) and the SSA south held their annual meeting on Loi Taileng.

The meeting adopted several important decisions among them was to: "continue the fight against the drugs".

For sure the RCSS and SSA-S at the command of Colonel Yawd Serk do not accept narcotic production in the Shan State!

But as an SSA south officer on active duty said: for the drug suppression SSA-S have not enough power, budget, armed forces and equipment to approach that problem.

RCSS and SSA-S hope that the international community can come to support!

The large-scale production of drugs in Burma is not a problem only for the Southeast Asian nations it is also a big problem for the rest of the world.

Due to that fact, the world community should assist and support the armed resistance in the ethnic minority states.

Were the brave freedom fighters defend their land and protect their oppressed people, and combat the drug production.

On May 21 2007 Colonel Yawd Serk said in his speech "To gain back our country and have full rights of self-governance Shan State people have to unify and continue with the armed struggle as other options have failed".

It is high time for the international community to take actions strong enough against the military junta in Burma, the question is only how to do it?

But for sure something has to be done!