FOREIGN AFFAIRS: North Korea’s nuclear ambitions: is China really powerless?*

The efforts by North Korea (DPRK) to develop nuclear weapons is a source of global concern, and the North deepened the standoff when it test-fired seven missiles on July 5.When North Korea’s launch preparations were seen by satellite, the whole world pleaded with Pyongyang not to break the missile flight test moratorium it had observed since 1999. Restraint would be rewarded with aid and benefits, at least from South Korea. But to no avail. North Korea went ahead with the missile launches anyway…

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