Pessimists say the events of the past year in North Korea and Iran have seriously undermined international efforts to stem the spread of nuclear weapons.
But seen through the prism of history, the state of nuclear proliferation may not be all that dire.
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North Korea Officially Unveils Next Leader
Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Jim Jong Il, was officially introduced to the world on Sunday as the country's next leader. In an unusual move for the secretive country,...
North Korea Joins Twitter, YouTube
The North Korean government has announced it has joined the social media craze. It now has its own Twitter account and a channel on YouTube.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us...
Awareness Of Outside World Growing In North Korea
Traditionally, North Korea is perceived as being in complete isolation from the rest of the world. But increasingly another picture is emerging. Chinese traders and South Korean aid workers...
Motivations For North Korea's Actions A Mystery
A range of theories exists as to why North Korea may have torpedoed a South Korean navy vessel in March -- but it's all speculation. U.S. intelligence officials freely admit they don't...
Nuclear Waste May Get A Second Life
If nuclear waste was handled by a technology called "reprocessing," more energy could be extracted from it, keeping more radioactive material out of nuclear waste dumps. But reprocessing is...
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