Various: William J. Perry in the
Washington
Post and Peter Grier in the
Christian
Science Monitor write about the history of North Korea's
nuclear weapons program, and the political and scientific
implications of Monday's nuclear test. Nuclear physicist
Wolfgang Panofsky is quoted in
USA
Today as stating that he believes the North Korean test
only partially exploded.
Nature
magazine talks to other physicists about the size of the
nuclear device.
BBC
Newsnight magazine looks at the history of failed weapons
tests. The
Rocky
Mountain News looks at the
US National
Earthquake Information Center, whose phones have been
ringing off the hook since Monday.Meanwhile, the
LA
Times looks at efforts to block North Korea from selling
their nuclear technology to other countries. Says former U.N.
weapons inspector David Kay, "There is virtually nothing on the
face of the Earth that the North Koreans have gotten their
hands on that they haven't been willing to sell."
Related links
In
Search of a North Korea PolicyWashington Post
The
scramble for a way to stop nukesChristian Science Monitor
Even
a small nuke poses big threatUSA Today
North
Korean blast seems small for a nukeNature
The
History of FizzlesBBC Newsnight
Earthquake
center besieged with calls about N. Korea testRocky
Mountain News
U.S.
Fears Export of TechnologyLA Times
