N Korea-U.S. diplomacy: The art of the not very possible Apr. 21, 2013 - 06:07AM JST ( 4 ) The focus of weeks of hostile rhetoric on the Korean peninsula has shifted from nuclear war to dialogue, but analysts warn the road to formal… Read
North Korea: A nuclear 7-Eleven? Opinions Feb. 23, 2013 - 06:13AM JST ( 8 Comments ) Experts differ about the scale and immediacy of the military threat posed by North Korea's latest nuclear test, but there is little disagreement about the alarming proliferation risks it presents. The most pressing concern is… Read
How do you solve a problem like North Korea? Opinions Feb. 18, 2013 - 06:06AM JST ( 28 Comments ) The U.N. Security Council has been here before... several times: debating how to punish North Korea for -- as Pyongyang would have it -- reacting to the last time it got punished. North Korea flagged… Read
What does N Korea's nuclear test reveal? Opinions Feb. 13, 2013 - 06:32AM JST ( 7 Comments ) North Korea's nuclear test opens a rare, limited window for expert evaluation of its atomic weapons program, with an added urgency lent by Pyongyang's claim to have detonated a "miniaturized" device. Seismic monitors and "sniffer"… Read