North Korea agreed to a specific timetable for the North to disclose all its nuclear programs and disable all facilities in return for 950,000 metric tons of fuel oil or its equivalent in economic aid by the end of the year. The agreement does not discuss when North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons. The agreement also calls on the United States to “begin the process of removing” North Korea from a United States terrorism list “in parallel” with the North’s actions.
That sounds like great news. Let’s hope it is. But the track record of Kim Jong-il is bad. We might expect resumption of nuclear posturing once Kim has fed his people and warmed their homes for winter. (But here’s a more optimistic editorial from NYT.)
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