So, what do we do NOW about N Korea?!

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Report: N. Korea-Iran missile deal
Wednesday, August 6, 2003 Posted: 8:48 AM EDT (1248 GMT)


TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- North Korea is in talks to export its Taepodong 2 long-range ballistic missile to Iran and to jointly develop nuclear warheads with Tehran, a Japanese newspaper has reported.

The conservative Sankei Shimbun, quoting military sources familiar with North Korea, on Wednesday said that the communist state planned to export components and Iran would then assemble the Taepodongs at a factory near Tehran.

The paper, known for its hardline stance on Pyongyang, said North Korea would also send experts to provide Iran with assistance on missile technology and the two states -- both included in U.S. President George W. Bush's "axis of evil" -- would jointly develop nuclear warheads.

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We absolutely cannot allow the proliferation of long-range ballistic missile technology and nuclear weapons, especially in this part of the world.

I do not believe we can prevent it forever, only postpone it, though.

So, the question is: How do we prevent the spread of this technology in a non-military manner that does not lead to increased resentment of us? I would prefer we avoid another cold war once the Islamic world has armed.

I am hoping this is merely a ploy on the part of the N Koreans to get us to deal more at the negotiating table.

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1. The Chessmaster

Iran needs to ramp up their military BEFORE W tries to
steal the next election. North Korea needs cash. Alternately, they also want aid from and normalized relations with the US WHILE keeping their nuclear program intact.

It is a chess game and time is on Kim's side.
The regime has not crumbled as predicted over the past ten years
and it probably will not anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Kim is building a nuclear stockpile
(and hiding it quite well) which will serve him very well.

If the US fails to negotiate, I believe he will sell
to Iran whatever Iran desires - and at a very high price indeed.
Then the US will have TWO nuclear foes to contend with.

The chessboard is being set.

[Snow]

2. This is nothing new.....

about the only way those guys can generate any foreign exchange at all is by selling war technology abroad, and they've been doing it for many years to all comers....

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4. Yes, but ICBMs and nuclear warheads ups the ante a bit

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3. What makes you think this information is accurate and credible?

Consider the source.

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5. OK, insert, "assuming this report is accurate" into my post.