North Korea And The Bomb: A Case Study In Nonproliferation

In a timely examination of North Korea's nuclear capabilities, political journalist Michael J. Mazarr offers inside information on one of the most closed societies on earth. Mazarr draws on years of research and interviews with officials involved to explain why the North Korean nuclear program presents the biggest diplomatic challenge of the post-Cold War era.

This book offers the first in-depth history of the greatest diplomatic challenge in the post-Cold War era-the North Korean nuclear program and the US and allied efforts to stop it. Michael J. Mazarr explains why North Korea may believe it needs nuclear weapons and how the US has tried to thwart its plans.