The End (Hopefully) of North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions

Hey all-

On February 13 of this year, North Korea agreed to shut down its nuclear reactor and end its nuclear weapons program. In return, the Communist nation would receive 50,000 tons of fuel oil from the U.S. and the other nations in the 6-party talks. This story resurfaced yesterday when North Korea demanded a lifting of sanctions by the U.S.

In the summer of 2006, North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon, causing governments around the world to worry about nuclear weapons in the hands of such an unstable man as Kim Jong-Il. Hopefully, this most recent agreement is merely a hiccup in the momentum of these talks. It would serve the interests of not only the U.S., but the world if North Korea did not have nuclear weapons.