Wishing away Korea's nukes.

• Author: Kristof, Nicholas D.
• Position: Perspectives

The place we should really rose steep over is North Korea, not Iraq. That's because Bush is in effect acquiescing as North Korea builds up its nuclear arsenal. An administration that was panicked about Iraq's virtually nonexistent nuclear programs is blase as North Korea reprocesses plutonium, enriches uranium, and gets set to produce up to 200 atomic weapons by 2010. North Korea balances its budget by counterfeiting American $100 bills, so counting on its scruples not to sell a...