North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device Monday appears not to have been a significant technical advance over its first underground test three years ago. But it has triggered a swifter, stronger and more uniform wave of international condemnation, most notably from the isolated nation's historical allies, China and Russia. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
The story emphasizes the current responses, with a few bits of history of the national relationships. It is a bit weak on detailing the actions of the Bush administration that the North Koreans blame for provoking the breakdown of the previous agreements.
Chinese reaction to Monday’s test was notable for being far less ambivalent than its response three years ago. Then, Beijing expressed concern that its neighbor had ... More »
This was a very good report - albeit - condensed. Editing this story must have been very challenging. What I was slightly disappointed in was the lack of depth in the analysis about the specifics of the parties doing the condemning. I believe there was a lack of insight into the geo-political gamesmanship of all the parties at this table to and to discuss motivations without a higher level view of the 'organizational chart' of current relationships does a disservice to the conversation hereof. For the most part though, the article was informative and concise.
The real story is the weakness of the USA in the face of blatant provocation and a very serious threat of potential terrorism from a regime anxious to sell nuclear technology and weapons to whoever has the money.
Now that we have an extremely weak president nuclear proliferation will go wild. Manhattan and Washington, DC are the most likely targets for a nuclear weapon smuggled in by terrorists.
I see a Huge embargo coming down on North Korea. China and Russia could easily take them off the map if they act out rashly. Pretty soon everybody's going to have nukes, so I guess we'll all just have to learn to get along.
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