North Korea's nuclear program, 2003
March/April 2003 Vol. 59, No.2, pp. 74-77
The Bush administration's hope that North Korea will give up its nuclear program seems fanciful at this point. What incentives could possibly be offered that would cause it to give up its weapons program, dismantle its nuclear complex, and agree to an intrusive verification regime? It is highly unlikely that North Korea will agree to abandon the very thing that gives it leverage with its neighbors and the United States.
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