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The Future of Non-Proliferation
North Korea has defied the UN Security Council and tested a nuclear weapon. Iran may not be far behind. What’s happened to the nuclear non-proliferation regime? Is it still possible to stop the spread of the atom bomb? Also, calculating the civilian death toll from the war in Iraq.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenNorth Korea has defied the UN Security Council and tested a nuclear weapon. Iran may not be far behind. What’s happened to the nuclear non-proliferation regime?Is it still possible to stop the spread of the atom bomb?Also, calculating the civilian death toll from the war in Iraq.
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3 storiesPresident Bush Maintains Tough Line on North Korea
After the nuclear test on Sunday, President Bush says North Korea must "dismantle" weapons production, and that Japan, South Korea, China and Russia are part of a unified diplomatic effort. Speaking today at the White House, in referring to previous criticism over his administration's unilateral and often rigid approach to foreign policy,…
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Although the US has no intention of attacking North Korea, President Bush reiterated today that the US won't tolerate that country's nuclear weapon.
Read the story38 minStudy Claims Iraq's "Excess" Death Toll at 655,000
American and Iraqi health officials released a report today saying 655,000 Iraqis have died because of the US invasion in 2003. That's 20 times what the President said last December. The highest estimate ever for the toll of the war in Iraq comes from the Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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