Preface 004

Chapter 1: A Conversation with North Korean Diplomat K

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October 16, 2002, Pyongyang, Kobangsan Invitational Office 014
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Emergency report to the Presidential Office 021

Chapter 2: North Korea in 2002 and the Light-Water Reactor Construction Site

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Six visits to North Korea in 2002 030
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Sinpo Nuclear Power Plant Construction Site, Hamgyeong Province 033
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“When do you think unification will happen?” 053

Chapter 3: Missing the Last Chance to Stop North Korea's Nuclear Program

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The U.S. Government's Regrettable North Korea Policy: Missing the Golden Time 082
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Who Violated the Geneva Agreement? 085
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The US, obsessed with highly enriched uranium, should open the door to plutonium.
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Neglecting a Crucial Negotiation Opportunity with North Korea 093
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100 US Neocons Helpless Against North Korea's "Brinkmanship"
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The Mirage of the "North Korean Collapse Theory" and the Nuclear Issue 108

Chapter 4 Background

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The Korean Peninsula Thawing: An Era of Great Inter-Korean Contact 118
- Hyundai Group Chairman Chung Ju-yung, a genius entrepreneur, visits North Korea with a herd of cattle.
- June 15th Inter-Korean Summit Declaration, Mt. Kumgang tourism, and the Kaesong Industrial Complex project 120
- US Secretary of State Albright's visit to North Korea 125
- North Korea-Russia Moscow Declaration Announces Plan for a Railway Project Connecting the Korean Peninsula, Russia, and Europe 127
- Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi's visit to Pyongyang and the Japan-North Korea summit 129
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The Rise of the Bush Administration and Its Hard-Line Policy toward North Korea 131
The emergence of neoconservatives who advocate the dualism of good and evil 131
- North Korea designated as part of the 'axis of evil' 134
- Erasing the policies of the previous Clinton administration 136

Chapter 5: The Road to Ruin

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The Emergence of the Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Issue: The Beginning of a Collapse 140
- Special Envoy Kelly's visit to North Korea 140
- “We have nuclear weapons, and even worse.” 147
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The US's Hardline Position and the Suspension of Heavy Oil Supply to North Korea 159
- 1994 Geneva Agreement 159 between North Korea and the United States
- Establishment of KEDO and annual supply of 500,000 tons of heavy oil to North Korea 168
- The US-Japan-ROK North Korea Policy Coordination Group (TCOG) meeting, a clash between the US and Japan-ROK alliance, 174
KEDO Executive Board's Decision to Halt Heavy Oil Supply to North Korea 185
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North Korea's Brinkmanship 196
- Reopening of the Yongbyon nuclear facility and withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 196
- The United States was caught off guard and had no real countermeasures. 199
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The Futile End of the Light-Water Reactor Project and KEDO 204
- “National issues must be led by the people.” 204
- Construction speed control and temporary suspension 206
- Business Closure and Liquidation 208
- The Achievements and Significance of the Light-Water Reactor Project 209

In closing this book 212
Expectations for the Trump, Kim Jong-un, and Lee Jae-myung administrations
- I want to climb Mt. Baekdu through Gaema Plateau.

Reference 220

Appendix 223
1.
Geneva Agreement (October 21, 1994)
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North Korea-Japan Pyongyang Declaration (September 17, 2002)
3.
North Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Statement (October 25, 2002)