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The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.
Mitchell Reiss
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Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans.
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First of all we have to recognize that despite all the problems - and in some cases failures - that this regime has been much more successful, much more resilient, than people had anticipated.
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The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern.
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And it has to do with having no inventory or stockpiles on the shelf, but items arrive as you need to build your product. What that means is that it's much more difficult to actually find stockpiles of already built weapons.
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We need to do a lot more thinking about how the regime is going to evolve, how the bad guys are going to adapt their tactics, and what measures we're going to need in order to go forward.
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There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently.
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It's time for the IRA to go out of business.
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Everyone I have spoken with so far recognises the need for the IRA to respond positively and every has said sooner is better than later and I think there is some concern if it does continue to delay much longer that the situation isn't going to remain the same.
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You are either going forward or you are not.
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You have to play the cards you are dealt and if it has made it harder, it doesn't matter, you still have to get the deal done.
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We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility.
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