SeongHo Sheen

Commentary

The six-party deal could prevent North Korea from ever becoming a mass producer of nuclear material. But there is no doubt Pyongyang will demand tougher conditions for its broad implementation.

The Bush Administration demonstrated greater caginess in the recent six-party talks, making accommodations that highlighted Pyongyang’s defiance.

The United States can live with a nuclear North Korea. America survived 50 years of a nuclear balance of terror with the Soviet Union. What the world cannot live with is a North Korea that massively supplies nuclear weapons to highest bidders.

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May 25, 2012