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Resources:

Yardley, Jim, and David E. Sanger. "Nuclear Talks in North Korea Hit Roadblock."
     The New York Times Learning Network 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007
     <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/12korea.html>.

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Link to the Article:Nuclear Talks on North Korea Hit Roadblock 

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1.What is the Issue?

The Issue is that the step-by-step offer for North Korea giving up their nuclear weapons are not working. George Bush, President of the United States, can’t trust North Korea to give the USA all the Nuclear Weapons they have if the USA send North Korea huge shipments of fuel and electricity beforehand. The USA can’t afford to send huge shipments of fuel which are reaching 60.00 US$ and thousands of electricians to install cables in North Korea.

2.Who is involved?

1. The US Government
2. North Korean Government
3. Christopher R. Hill (Chief American Envoy)

3.Who is affected and how?

1. The North Koreans are affected because they are living with 1000 US$ every year, and they don’t have enough electricity and modernized equipment because dictator Kim-Jong Il only thinks about himself and WAR! Also, Every citizen living in North Korea has to pay taxes which are used for making Nuclear Weapons.
2. People who donated (Red Cross, United Nations, UNICEF etc.) are affected because all their donations were sold to make nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

4.What would you do if you were directly involved?

If I was Christopher R. Hill, I would tell the North Korean Government to have a direct trade (When two people both bring their goods and exchange at the same time) in sea or land. This would be fair to both countries which would make the trade a success.