Nuclear North Korea Is 'Crisis From Hell'

[Indie Media Magazine]

By Jefferson Morley
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Thursday, February 10, 2005; 3:00 PM

The Australian calls it the "crisis from hell." Others say it's just a bluff.

North Korea's announcement that it has nuclear weapons and will not return to six-party negotiations over its nuclear program prompts some online commentators to question whether the United States and other countries will take military action.

The South Korean media, based in Seoul, are pessimistic.

Nuclear North Korea Is 'Crisis From Hell'

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1. The real issue is great power rivalry for control of Korea

The expert at the end of the article got it exactly right. The risk is war.