[Mr. Mojo]

Jong just can't believe that Dubya isn't caving in to extortion, so he figures a little more saber-rattling should do the trick.

[JasonC]

Correct. Also, he plans to make the nukes after he sells them, regardless. And then to sell them again. And again. To us, the EU, Japan, ROK, and when the blackmailed run out, to every state in the middle east that wants one, and every terrorist group that can come up with the dough. W isn't playing, and Kim can hardly believe that, true. But he hardly needs it, either, because ROK, EU will play, and so will the guys who actually take possession of the firecrackers once made.

[JSteff]

Yeah but he is counting on friends, such as the French, to ensure his "right" to have WMD. They know they don't even have to show up at the UN. France will argue their case for them.

I always wonder, what would France do if their country was beside North Korea... or Iraq. Heck, they MURDERED the greenpeace people who were protesting Frances own nuclear test. Seesh