NK Nukes: "It’s the plutonium, stupid"

ARTICLE:  The Right Path With N. Korea
(Washington Post)…Siegfried S. Hecker and William J. Perry, May 13, 2008, Pg. 15

The Bush administration’s North Korea strategy is being criticized from the right and the left for letting Pyongyang off the hook. Some advocate scuttling the six-party talks. Others suggest slowing our own compliance with the agreement to get North Korea to make a full declaration of its nuclear program first. We disagree with both positions. Our mantra should be: It’s the plutonium, stupid.

Aim is creating the conditions that will prevent nuclear export and lead to the peaceful elimination of nuclear weapons.  Authors recognize a transformation in the U.S. relationship with NK is needed starting with building trust.