Wobble Watch

“Since North Korea conducted a nuclear test, it no longer has the right to the peaceful use of nuclear power,” said the official closely involved in six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, speaking on condition that he not be identified.

“It is impossible, and illegal according to international laws, to negotiate nuclear cooperation with a country that does not have the right” to peacefully use nuclear power, he said.

It is not wobbly.  Moreover, and remarkably, this statement came from “a senior South Korean official,” speaking on condition of anonymity. That represents a reversal of this view, and a complete refutation of North Korea’s demand for a light-water reactor up front, although South Korea’s positions on such matters have proven to be exceptionally pliable.