North Korea's Billion Dollar Waste -- Jeffrey Zhang

On December 10, 2012, North Korea launched an 850 million dollar rocket up to space to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung but after only a minute after the launch, the rocket malfunctioned, and plunged into the sea. The 850 million could have helped end food shortage for 6 whole years. Due to the cost and waste of the rocket, North Korea has lost lots of respect from other countries and is one of the least successful countries economy wise.