North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Commentary

Norks & Nukes

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jul 09, 2009
Kim Jong Il wants attention, so let’s give it to him. Normalizing relations with North Korea will reveal the true reasons for its nuclear ambitions.

Forgetting Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | May 27, 2009
Kim Jong-il loves attention. Instead of going into crisis mode whenever he throws a temper tantrum, we should ignore him—while quietly reminding the Chinese that a nuclear-armed North isn’t in their interest.

Ignoring Kim

Doug Bandow | Apr 20, 2009
North Korea loves attention. Perhaps the best way to deal with its nuclear antics is a period of benign neglect.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 26, 2008
There’s a possibility that North Korea is finally coming clean about its nuclear program. But it’s more likely that the Hermit Kingdom is just buying time.

Terrorism, Missile Defense and Arms Control

Peter Huessy | May 05, 2004
In August 2001, a former chief terrorism expert at the Department of State wrote in the New York Times that the Bush Administration was obsessed with terrorism and using it to persuade the American people to build missile defenses.

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