By now, you’ve probably heard that the DPRK has announced its intention to conduct a nuclear test. (The BBC has a translation of the Korean statement; the original is here.) The money line is: The DPRK Foreign Ministry is authorized to solemnly declare … the DPRK will in the future conduct a nuclear test under …
Norks Threaten Nuke Test
by | 2006-10-03 | 6 Comments
Nice to wake up to. Reuters, via CNN, has part of of the North Korean FM statement. Here’s the scary part: Firstly, the field of scientific research of the DPRK will in the future conduct a nuclear test under the condition where safety is firmly guaranteed. Interestingly, the statement seems to make an effort to …
Ice-T and DPRK
by | 2006-10-02 | 1 Comment
Decibel Magazine has an interview with Ice-T where he discusses, among other topics, some current foreign policy issues. It’s pretty sweet. Here’s what he had to say about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the status of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program: Ice-T: …we ain’t lookin’ for bin Laden, right? He set it off, …
What Price, Peace?
by | 2006-10-02 | 1 Comment
The New York University Law School Magazine contains “a rare in-depth profile of Mohamed ElBaradei (LL.M. ’71, J.S.D. ’74, LL.D. ’04), who runs the International Atomic Energy Agency.” The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner believes that, to forestall violence, the world’s powers need to address human rights injustices and quality of life imbalances. “It’s not …
