N. Korea's nuclear test another act of defiance

Korea Herald by Christoph Bluth | May. 27, 2009 (News Analysis)

Two years ago, relations between the United States and North Korea seemed to be on a path towards a new era. An agreement to eliminate North Korea's nuclear program in return for economic support, security assurances and the normalization of relations with the United States was reached and North Korea was removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The Yongbyon nuclear reactor and reprocessing facilities were closed under the supervision of ... Full Story »

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by Derek Hawkins - May. 26, 2009

Concise, factual, written by a person with some ostensible authority on the matter. Mentions the coming leadership struggle in North Korea as Kim's health deteriorates, an issue emerging as a major subtext of the nuclear test. It also brings up the possibility of the government developing a missile capable of hitting the United States, but doesn't comment on the near inconceivability of this actually happening.

We can expect further provocations. North Korea will not be quiet for long. More »

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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 26, 2009

So what has gone wrong? First of all there was the deterioration in relations between North and South Korea as the Lee Myung-bak government adopted a harder line towards ... More »

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Koreas Heading Back to Cold War Era?

The Korea Times by Kim Sue-young | May. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

After a decade of reconciliation, the two Koreas appear to be heading back to the confrontational Cold War era, with inter-Korean tension escalating to a 10-year peak. ...

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3.5

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North Korea's nuclear test: Here we go again

Economist | May. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

If North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Il, hoped to panic southerners, or provoke America and others into rash and aggressive action, he will probably be disappointed. A Russian ...

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4.0

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What can the US do about North Korea?

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Grier | May. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

For the White House, the problem now could be figuring out precisely how the explosion changes the nature of the threat from North Korea's secretive regime – and what, if ...

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3.6

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Crisis Guide: The Korean Peninsula

Council on Foreign Relations | May. 26, 2009 (Special Report)

(Interactive) The Korean crisis has drawn the region into ongoing multilateral discussions—Six-Party Talks—and tensions over how to handle the Kim Jong-Il regime. In 2003, the nations ...

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4.0

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World powerless to stop North Korea

Asia Times by Santaro Rey | May. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

North Korea's decision to carry out its second nuclear test on Monday could have far-reaching consequences, if South Korea and Japan conclude that nothing can be done to ...

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3.9

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