Factfile: Nuclear testing
How are nuclear weapons tested below the surface of the Earth?
View ArticleProfile: Kim Jong-il
The North Korean leader is said to be a vain playboy but it is still unclear whether he is a cool strategist or a paranoid fantasist.
View ArticleQ&A: North Korea nuclear talks
Amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme, the BBC News website assesses Pyongyang's threat.
View ArticleWho will succeed Kim Jong-il?
Amid conflicting reports that "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il may have nominated a successor, the BBC looks at possible candidates.
View ArticleHas Clinton changed N Korea?
The BBC's Paul Reynolds looks at the implications of former US President Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea.
View ArticleUranium claim: Ruse or reality?
North Korea tells the UN it has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment, so how should the west respond this time?
View ArticleNorth Korea's secretive 'first family'
The BBC News website looks at those closest to the powerful North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
View ArticleNorth Korea calls for peace talks
North Korea says it could return to talks on its nuclear disarmament in exchange for a peace treaty with the US.
View ArticleNorth Korea 'eases market curbs'
North Korea reportedly relaxes a crackdown on free market trading after a chaotic currency revaluation sparking public discontent.
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