Talking to North Korea, but not to Iran? With no weapons yet, Tehran is different, U.S. officials maintain

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: February 19, 2007| Author: David E. Sanger | Copyright information


International Herald Tribune

02-19-2007

When it comes to finding a way to disarm your enemies, here is a puzzle: How do you decide which dictatorial, nuke-building regimes to negotiate with, and which to freeze out, sanction or intimidate with a couple of aircraft carriers?That, in a nutshell, is a looming question raised by last week's long-delayed nuclear deal with North Korea. Even while hard-liners and conservatives were assailing the administration last week for ''...

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