A Glaring "Transmission"
Here is a recent article from Newsweek, that makes for a very very interesting read.
Russian presidential envoy Konstantin Pulikovsky, who met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il several days ago, said that Kim insisted his country should "further develop the nuclear energy sector for peaceful purposes"a desire Kim directly related to "difficulties in the country's economy." That's an argument the Bush administration and the conservative Japanese government are not likely to buy. They both argue that North Korea has a history of cheating on past commitments, meaning that even an ostensibly civilian nuclear industry could be easily support a covert weapons program.
There could, at least theoretically, be ways out of that impasse. South Korea has tried to smooth the path to an agreement by offering to supply the North with two gigawatts of electricity from its own grid even though there are indications that the North Korean system may not be able to handle the inflow.
Does this last line not make one reconsider the D.P.R.K's nuclear ambition? Like Iran, it seems odd to me how a country with such a questionable "NEED" for nuclear power... is so willing to fly in the face of international law to acquire it.
Russian presidential envoy Konstantin Pulikovsky, who met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il several days ago, said that Kim insisted his country should "further develop the nuclear energy sector for peaceful purposes"a desire Kim directly related to "difficulties in the country's economy." That's an argument the Bush administration and the conservative Japanese government are not likely to buy. They both argue that North Korea has a history of cheating on past commitments, meaning that even an ostensibly civilian nuclear industry could be easily support a covert weapons program.
There could, at least theoretically, be ways out of that impasse. South Korea has tried to smooth the path to an agreement by offering to supply the North with two gigawatts of electricity from its own grid even though there are indications that the North Korean system may not be able to handle the inflow.
Does this last line not make one reconsider the D.P.R.K's nuclear ambition? Like Iran, it seems odd to me how a country with such a questionable "NEED" for nuclear power... is so willing to fly in the face of international law to acquire it.
posted by KnightofGoodMrIronMan at 2:09 PM
2 Comments:
In my opinion, the minute there is global nuclear disarmament, BANG, world war three, four, and five. With the threat of total annihalation out of the picture, countries like N.Korea and such will have almost nothing to lose. Look for Vietnam to make a sudden stab at a land grab too.
Interesting take Dino.
I feel, however, that the threat of nuclear annihalation does not seem to keep Kim from ACTING like he has "nothing to lose"
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