International reaction to North Korea's nuclear tests

Friday, May 29, 2009 | 10:36 a.m. CDT; updated 1:57 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 29, 2009

Byron Scott, professor emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism: A very hot story, and in a way, a chronic story, has to do with the explosion of a nuclear device by North Korea on Memorial Day.  This shadowy nation is arguably the most dysfunctional member of the “nuclear family.” Here, we’re not talking sociology or psychology; we’re talking about the so-called family of nuclear weapons holders. What is happening in terms of the United Nations’ reaction to the North Korean crisis?

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