Nuclear Stress: From Iran to North Korea
Editorial, The New York Times | April 2, 2009
The period between April 4-8 will be characterized by tension given North Korea’s plans to launch a rocket and the suspicion that it might be a long range missile. ++ The US spoke of a defensive response if the rocket heads towards the US. ++ Yesterday’s meeting between President Obama and Hu Jintao could be crucial given China’s role as North Korea’s main oil supplier. ++ What is of upmost importance is to halt the North Korean nuclear program and to this end, the US needs to recruit its “partners to find a way back to the negotiating table.”
