North Korea's Missile Tests Escalate War of Words

Diplomacy with allies failed to produce a resolution of North Korea's nuclear build up, so the U.S. is looking at defensive tactics against missile testing sanctioned by Pyongyang ("U.S., Allies Prepare for Tougher Response to N. Korea" - Reuters, May 31, 2009). While Japan, China, Russia and South Korea continue to work with the United States for a peaceful agreement with North Korea, the U.N. Security Council called for "strict enforcement of sanctions imposed after the North's first atomic test in October 2006." Meanwhile, North Korea said that they nullified the truce after the Korean War and retaliation against South Korea is possible.

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Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis by Mike Chinoy - St. Martin's Press, 2008.
call number: 327.73 Chi
"Fine, insightful diplomatic history of a dire confrontation and a hard-hitting critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy." - Publishers Weekly review excerpt

North & South Korea edited by Louise I. Gerdes - Greenhaven, 2007.
call number: 327.73 Nor
"Explores both sides of issues related to Korea and its relationship with the United States, including the military threat from North Korea." - publisher's summary excerpt

Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations - Brookings Institution Press, 2007.
call number: 323.49 Wor (NOTE: p. 89 begins a chapter on North Korea: The Tyranny of Deprivation)
"Identifies and characterizes the most repressive states and singles out which are aggressive" - publisher's summary excerpt

Inside North Korea [videorecording] produced by Pangloss Films for National Geographic Television & Film (distributed by Warner Home Video), 2007.
call number: DVD Nonfiction 951.93 Ins
"A comprehensive look at . . . the tense world of the Demilitarized Zone to the surreal life of the Dear Leader Kim Jong II." - publishers summary excerpt

Bush Calls for Halt to Iran's Nuclear Development

Although Iran states that its uranium enrichment program is for "purely civil purposes," President Bush warns that further sanctions are forthcoming if Iran fails to stop its development of nuclear weapons according to a Guardian (UK) article ("Bush Warns Iran Again over Nuclear Plans" posted June 11, 2008).

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America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers by Chuck Hagel with Peter Kaminsky - Ecco, 2008
(NOTE: Chapter 5 - Ayatollahs, Blue Jeans, and Nukes: The Question of Iran)
call number: 973.93 Hag
The Iran Threat: President Ahmadinejad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis by Alireza Jafarzadeh - Palgrave, 2007
call number: 355.021 Jaf

Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi. - Yale University Press, 2007
call number: 327.569 Par

The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran by Yossi Melman and Meir Javedanfar - Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2007
call number: 955.054 Mel

Iran [videorecording]: The Next Iraq? produced by A&E Television Networks
call number: DVD nonfiction 955.054 Ira