The Koreas: Eight Post-Nuclear Test Dynamics
Tags: NUCLEAR weapons testing; KIM Jong-il, 1941-2011; WEAPONS of mass destruction; SANCTIONS (International law)
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- Troubling Test. Cabral, Elena // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;10/30/2006, Vol. 75 Issue 7, p6
The article reports on issues raised by the nuclear testing in North Korea. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear weapon. The government of Kim Jong Il, leader of the country, calls the test a historic event. But the U.S. and other world leaders condemn North Korea's actions. Security experts...
- Where's The Red Line? Wehrfritz, George; Takayama, Hideko; Lee, B.J. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);2/17/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 7, p36
North Korea delivered another dose of bluster in February 2003 through an unlikely conduit: British journalists. In Washington D.C., meanwhile, the Pentagon put 24 long-range bombers on alert for possible dispatch to the region and signaled that the departures of some 2,900 troops scheduled to...
- Where's The Red Line? Wehrfritz, George; Takayama, Hideko; Lee, B.J. // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);2/17/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 7, p32
North Korea delivered another dose of bluster in February 2003 through an unlikely conduit: British journalists. In Washington D.C., meanwhile, the Pentagon put 24 long-range bombers on alert for possible dispatch to the region and signaled that the departures of some 2,900 troops scheduled to...
- The Defector's Tale. Jin, Kim Kwang // World Affairs;Sep/Oct2011, Vol. 174 Issue 3, p35
The article presents information on the economy in North Korea. The author looks at North Korea's communist dictator Kim Jong-il, North Korea's Royal Court Economy, and the Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB). The North East Asia Bank (NEAB) and the Korean National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), both...
- Kim Jong-Il's train entered China. // Geo-Strategy Direct;9/13/2006, p19
The article reports that the special train of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has entered China. The report comes amid growing tensions over the missile launches and a possible nuclear test by North Korea. The North Korean leader is seen as dependent on China for trade and resources for its...
- Nuclear Poker. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;10/9/2006, Vol. 165 Issue 14, p104
The article focuses on a report that the escalating activity at suspected underground nuclear weapon test sites in North Korea is reinforcing a declaration by Kim Jong Il's regime that it will detonate a fission-type nuclear device, ostensibly to deter a U.S. threat of aggression. However, the...
- A LAND WITHOUT HOPE. Wright, Tony // Bulletin with Newsweek;10/24/2006, Vol. 124 Issue 6543, p34
The article focuses on the political and social conditions in North Korea. A nuclear test was recently conducted by North Korea. According to the author, the use of the Internet and mobile phones is not common in North Korea. Foreign photographers who visited North Korea, came back with images...
- Kim Jong-Il calls for self-reliance during sanctions, while importing scores of luxury vehicles. // East-Asia-Intel Reports;9/2/2009, p6
The article reports that North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il continues to import luxury cars for his personal use while calling his countrymen to endure starvation and seek self-reliance measures to get through international sanctions. Kim, who already possesses about 500 vehicles, imported ten more...
- Buzzing a Superpower. Hirsh, Michael; Lee, B.J.; Lipper, Tamara // Newsweek;3/17/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 11, p39
Discusses relations between North Korea and the United States. Tactics of North Korea's leader Kim Jong II; Escalation of tensions between the two countries; Likelihood that North Korea will follow through on its threat to begin reprocessing plutonium, and perhaps make nuclear bombs; Outlook.
