Posted on 08/31/2007 3:12:16 AM PDT by Enchante
We need to know, among other things, precisely how many nuclear weapons the North has manufactured, how and where it manufactured them, how many it now has, and how much reprocessed plutonium remains available for weaponization. If any devices, fissile material or nuclear manufacturing equipment have left North Korea, we need to learn the specifics.
We need to understand the full extent of its uranium enrichment program, and if weapons-grade enriched uranium was produced, where it is and how much there is of it. We also need to know specifically if North Korea possesses any enriched uranium metal or any weapons- or missile warhead-design information.
President Bush has stressed that we must also deal with Pyongyang's biological, chemical and ballistic missile programs. We must address these programs, especially the missiles, soon. Failure to make explicit the important connection between weapons and delivery systems will certainly come back to haunt us, and we are on the verge of allowing this point to slip away entirely.
Finally, we need to learn the details of North Korean nuclear cooperation with other countries. We know that both Iran and Syria have long cooperated with North Korea on ballistic missile programs, and the prospect of cooperation on nuclear matters is not far-fetched. Whether and to what extent Iran, Syria or others might be "safe havens" for North Korea's nuclear weapons development, or may have already participated with or benefited from it, must be made clear.
For our own safety's sake, and that of allies like Japan and South Korea, there can be no compromises on these points.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
He has a book coming out this fall called "Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the U.N. and Abroad" -- I can't wait to read it!!
If John Bolton is to be called a “hard liner” then why can’t we call all the State Dept. weasels who oppose him “soft headed”???????
Great article that deserves wide circulation. I’m looking forward to reading John Bolton’s forthcoming book!!
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