TO OUR READERS 4
LETTERS 8
CHRONICLES 13
MILESTONES 21
COVER: The Threat from North Korea 24
After months of playing diplomatic chicken, the U.S. and the U.N.
are preparing to clamp economic sanctions on Pyongyang. If Kim has
the atom bomb, will he fight to keep it?
Money Pipeline: Where Kim gets his hard currency
The Political Interest: Sanctions have their uses
War Games: Some say the North wins; the Pentagon says no way
RWANDA: The Pall of Death 36
As Tutsi rebels advance, the country's agony stands revealed
BOOK EXCERPT: Toward a Bolder Japan 38
Politician Ichiro Ozawa's Blueprint...