Publication

This paper analyzes North Korea’s nuclear test on 25 May 2009 and its six missile tests thereafter. It looks at four issues in particular: the technical and legal parameters of these tests; why is North Korea indulging in this aberrant conduct; can the direction taken by it be reversed; and what are the implications of its actions for the international system and Northeast Asia. The author further explores the implications of these events for India and how they could develop in the future.