Quadriga # North Korea - a Ruthless Rogue State? # 29.05.2009

What do you do with a nuclear-armed dictator who defies the rest of the world? North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il has rocketed back to the top of the international agenda with what Pyongyang has termed a "successful" nuclear bomb test. The North Korean state news agency said the test was part of measures to strengthen the country's self-defense through nuclear deterrent.