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| January 20, 2003 | Wehrfritz, George; Lee, B. J.; Wolffe, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2003 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Senior Bush aides say they were almost relieved when North Korea finally made its move. For weeks they had been quietly predicting that Pyongyang would quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Withdrawing from the pact--the basis of global arms control for the past three decades--was an obvious next step in the North's attempt to use the threat of nuclear development as a means of extorting aid and concessions from the United States. But Bush officials say they actually welcome the escalation that came last week: now Pyongyang has placed itself in defiance not only of Washington but of the entire world. The United Nations' chief arms inspector, Mohamed El Baradei, ...

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