Nuclear Non Proliferation by Double Standards North Korea's dismissal of a UN resolution criticizing its nuclear program has reignited a long standing debate: is Pyongyang justified in accusing the international community of double standards?
The answer lies not in North Korean officials' bombastic rhetoric, but in the complex web of alliances and interests that underpin the global non proliferation regime.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution at the center of the controversy was predictable.