Here we go again.....the latest from North Korea is that it has booted out all the IAEA monitors from its Yongbyon nuclear facility....hey, didn't they do this before? All of this shouldn't really come as a surprise to the North Korea watchers. After all, did we really think that North Korea was just going to give up its nuclear ambitions that easily? The nuke is the only real bargaining chips North Korea has against the international community, not to mention that it is an invaluable propaganda tool for its own domestic consumption. So, it is really unlikely that it is going to just give it all up for the sake of regional security and world peace.
Would this have still happened if the US delisted North Korea from the terrorism list? I don't know, but I have a feeling North Korea would have thought of something to keep the facility going, or at least delay the process as long as possible even with the delisting.
A few things are clear - it would have taken years just to sort out and resolve the issues that have been brought forth through the Six-Party process so far, but now it is going to take much longer and will take some very hard work to get the process going again.
If nothing else, I have to hand it to North Korea for keeping things interesting.
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