North Korea’s test
Monday: North Korea explodes what appears to be a nuclear device (for the second time in three years) and launches missiles to threaten neighboring countries. Tuesday: North Korea launches some more missiles. Wednesday: North Korea apparently restarts production of nuclear material and issues fiery threats against the West and America in particular.
Japan and South Korea — two nations within reach of North Korea’s missiles — are understandably fearful. But everyone else should be worried, too, because North Korea is thought to be a major supplier of nuclear technology and materials to Iran (and Syria). And Pyongyang’s statement includes what seems like an advertisement to potential buyers of its nuclear technology: “The results of the test helped satisfactorily settle the scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.”
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