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North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon and test-fired long-range missiles, shattering more than two years of U.S.-led diplomacy.(The Week)(Brief article)

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North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon and test-fired long-range missiles, shattering more than two years of U.S.-led diplomacy. This was Pyongyang's second nuclear test; the first occurred in October 2006. The Bush administration responded to that first blast by softening its approach to Kim Jong Il and embarking on protracted negotiations, which yielded a massive new aid package for the Communist regime, an easing of sanctions, and North Korea's removal from the U.S. blacklist of state terror sponsors. This approach exasperated the Japanese, and has now failed utterly. Rather than rely on China to cajole ...

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