The end of the world....maybe

NY Times - North Korea with Nuclear Weapons (also linked by Laura)

It does concern me that such an unstable country, one that we do not have good relations with, has claimed to achieve nuclear weapon status. I think what concerns me more though is the doubts expressed in the article as to whether North Korea was really successful in setting off the nuclear bomb, or if it was a failure or some other type of explosive.

The article also mentions the statement made by Bush in 2003 about the US not tolerating a nuclear-armed North Korea. The US will now turn to the UN to figure out what to do next.

However, one positive thing that the article touches upon is that it seems that China is not thrilled with North Korea having nuclear weapons either. The first thing China did after being warned of the tests was to contact the US. So it seems as though China will not tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea, just as the US will not tolerate it.

We'll have to wait and see where things go over the next week. First they have to actually confirm that North Korea did set off nuclear bombs by using "sniffer planes". So we'll have to wait and see whether these claims are justifiable.