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No Good Choices: The Implications of a Nuclear North Korea

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By Joseph Cirincione and Jon Wolfsthal
Published on Oct 3, 2005

Source: The Brown Journal of World Affairs

Director for Non-Proliferation Joseph Cirincione wrote an essay, "No Good Choices: The Implications of a Nuclear North Korea," for the Brown Journal of World Affairs. Register for free on the Brown Journal of World Affairs website by clicking here.

About the Authors

Joseph Cirincione

Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation

Jon Wolfsthal

Former Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program

Jon Wolfsthal was a nonresident scholar with the Nuclear Policy Program.

Authors

Joseph Cirincione
Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation
Joseph Cirincione
Jon Wolfsthal
Former Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Jon Wolfsthal
Nuclear PolicySouth Korea

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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