North Korea: The next nuclear nightmare
The crisis in the Persian Gulf has reawakened concerns over the spread of nuclear arms. Even before its invasion of Kuwait, Iraq's history of aggression and support for international terrorism triggered fears in Washington that its acquisition of nuclear weapons might damage international stability and US interests far more than the emergence of India, Israel, Pakistan, and South Africa as de facto nuclear powers. Thus, when the Gulf War began on January 16, Iraq's nuclear sites were among the first attacked by allied air strikes. Unfortunately, Iraq has not been the only hostile proliferator looming on the horizon. North Korea, which has been no less dedicated than Iraq to the use of violence to advance its expansionist goals, has also tenaciously pursued a nuclear-weapons capability. Moreover, the North Korean program is considerably closer to bearing fruit than the Iraqi effort. And although North Korea, like Iraq, has signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, unlike Iraq it has refused to conclude the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency that the treaty requires.
- OSTI ID:
- 5737632
- Journal Information:
- Arms Control Today; (USA), Journal Name: Arms Control Today; (USA) Vol. 21:2; ISSN 0196-125X; ISSN ACOTE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ASIA
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
NORTH KOREA
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PROLIFERATION
SAFEGUARDS
TREATIES
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