A Fistfull of Fuel Oil
by Richardson ~ February 13th, 2007. Filed under: Diplomacy, Economics, Engagement, Six-Party Talks, WMD.Some details on the drug deal with North Korea; they’ll get some fuel oil initially, and with giving up nukes, they’ll get a few barrels more:
Under the deal, the North will receive initial aid equal to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for shutting down and sealing its main nuclear reactor and related facilities at Yongbyon, north of the capital, to be confirmed by international inspectors.
For irreversibly disabling the reactor and declaring all nuclear programs, the North will eventually receive another 950,000 tons in aid.
February 13th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Sealing a plutonium plant with what? IAEA duct tape?
February 13th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
The only way to make the closure forever is to dismantle the facility. I recommend any the MOAB.
February 21st, 2007 at 3:30 am
Since any fuel oil provided by the bill needs congressional approval, may I humbly suggest that the honorary name for this bill be the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Support Act?
February 21st, 2007 at 11:05 am
A catch-22 for the Democrats; they complained that the president wasn’t using diplomacy, now they’ll have to put a vote where their mouths were. Although I’m not sure how much of that 50k tons the U.S. is paying for, may be more up to the South Koreans.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
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