Failed diplomacy : the tragic story of how North Korea got the bomb / / Charles L. Pritchard.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Pritchard, Charles L.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xii, 228 p.

"Offers an insider's analysis of developments on the Korean peninsula and how North Korea was able to develop nuclear weapons. Provides a first-hand account of how the Six-Party Talks were initiated, with a step-by-step review of each round of negotiations, detailing the national interests of the key players"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Prelude to crisis -- Part I : The Role of Rhetoric : getting to yes -- Confrontation over highly enriched uranium -- Influencing the Bush team -- Establishing a multilateral framework -- Part II : Origin of the six-party talks -- Washington and Seoul : a falling out -- The players -- Part III : Six-party talks -- Six party talks : a scorecard -- Rounds four and five : false start or cause for optimism? -- Consequences and accountability -- Missiles, nukes, and talks -- Bilateral engagement with Pyongyang : the record -- Establishing a permanent security forum -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Notes -- Index.