Norman Dombey

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A framework agreement between Washington and Pyongyang reached under the Clinton administration specified that the US, with ­Japan and South Korea, would build two light-water reactors to supply power in North Korea and that fuel oil would be provided until the reactors were operating. In return, North Korea would shut down the plutonium-producing reactor and reprocessing line at Yongbyon and sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) as a non-weapon state.

When George Bush took office in 2001, he refused to confirm his administration was bound by a "no hostile intent" statement, declared North Korea part of the "axis of evil", stopped the shipments of fuel oil, and in 2003 suspended the project to build the reactors.…  Seguir leyendo »

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What will be the fate of "Britain's" nuclear deterrent if Scotland becomes independent? If the result of the Glenrothes byelection on November 6 mirrors that of Glasgow East, an answer may soon be needed. This is the biggest conundrum among a series of challenges concerning Scotland's stance on defence if the country were to become an independent state - leaving England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) as a separate independent state.

Defence is a fundamental attribute of statehood. Yet "Britain's" nuclear forces, which are supported by MPs and the general population in EWNI, are situated in Scotland. They are not supported by either the Scottish people or the Scottish parliament.…  Seguir leyendo »