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A tourist looks a pictures of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his late father and founding president Kim Il-Sung at the observation post, near the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South and North Korea on December 20, 2011 in Paju, South Korea
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

Open quoteA bad scenario is that they go through a smooth transition and the people keep starving and they continue to develop nuclear weapons.Close quote

  • JEFFREY BADER,
  • former Asia adviser to President Obama, on North Korea's transition of power following the death of leader Kim Jong Il
Photo: Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images | Source: New York Times