North Korea: Nuclear number nine?
North Korea claims to have manufactured its own nuclear weapons, which intelligence officials have long suspected. If true, the feat would make Pyongyang the ninth nuclear power. To best understand how the North's announcement will affect efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, take a look at these recent Bulletin reports on U.S.-North Korean relations and North Korean nuclear capabilities:
1. North Korean nuclear program, 2005 By Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen May/June 2005 pp. 64-67 (vol. 61, no. 03) © 2005 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org/article_nn.php?art_ofn=mj05norris
2. North Korea: No bygones at Yongbyon By Robert Alvarez July/August 2003 pp. 38-45 (vol. 59, no. 04) © 2003 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=ja03alvarez
3. North Korea: Less than meets the eye By Staff March/April 2003 pp. 38-39 (vol. 59, no. 02) © 2003 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=ma03staff
4. Letter from Pyongyang By Anonymous July/August 2002 pp. 50-54, 70 (vol. 58, no. 04) © 2002 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=ja02anonymous
5. How much plutonium does North Korea have? By David Albright September/October 1994 pp. 46-53 (vol. 50, no. 05) © 1994 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=so94albright