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Some years ago, I spoke with a former Soviet official who had worked in North Korea. He said that you could try to direct, cajole, or nudge the leadership to do something that, to a foreigner, looked to be in their best interests. They would smile, seem to nod assent, or might even say yes, then do the opposite—even when it directly contradicted their presumed interests. You can call it bloody-minded, self-centered, even pig-headed; they don’t care. But this dogged insistence on going their own way is as much a part of North Korea’s historic behavior pattern as it is a palpable obstacle to international cooperation—even with North Korea’s close allies.

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http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/china/

.http://www.nti.org/gmap/nuclear_china.html?/  

China possesses nuclear weapons, a range of ballistic missile capabilities, and the ability to develop chemical and biological weapons. A key uncertainty is how current military modernization efforts will ultimately reshape China’s strategic nuclear capabilities. China is diversifying and modernizing its nuclear arsenal, and U.S. officials and experts remain concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding China’s nuclear arsenal and doctrine. [1] U.S. deployments of missile defenses, the weaponization of space, and cyber warfare capabilities will likely influence China’s future military development.

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Η κλιμακούμενη ένταση στη χερσόνησο της Κορέας επανέφερε στο προσκήνιο τη συζήτηση για την ασφάλεια του πλανήτη και την αποτροπή της πυρηνικής απειλής. Χώρες όπως η Ινδία και το Πακιστάν, η Βόρεια Κορέα και το Ισραήλ καταγράφονται στον παγκόσμιο χάρτη ως εκείνες που διαθέτουν πυρηνικά όπλα, ενώ το Ιράν ως χώρα που επιδιώκει να αποκτήσει τέτοια μέσα μαζικής καταστροφής.
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