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4 October 2008

Meltdown: the North Korean nuclear crisis

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is reported to have suffered a stroke, although officials in the country have denied the report. But his absence from the country's lavish sixtieth anniversary celebrations last month sparked intense speculation about the future of the nuclear armed country.


Guests

Mike Chinoy
Pacific Council's Edgerton Senior Fellow for Asia. Reported from Asia for more than 20 years including for CNN as their senior Asia correspondent.

Further Information

United States Studies Centre

Publications

Title: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Author: Mike Chinoy
Publisher: Macmillan

Story Researcher and Producer

Muditha Dias

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