NGM Blog Central - G8 Criticizes North Korea and Iran - National Geographic Magazine

The G8 group wrapped up meetings in Toronto on Saturday, June 26th, and criticized nuclear weapons development in North Korea and Iran. This raises the question of how many nations in the world have nuclear capability. It also brings to mind some recent content about the relationship Iranians have with their own history, and life behind the iron curtain of North Korea.

NGM -- 2009 February. Escape From North Korea. 74-99. Defection is daunting. So is starting a new, free life. Tom O'Neill provides an in-depth look at what the trip over the border is like, and the difficulty of starting life over in a new country; amazing photos by Chien-Chi Chang.

NGM -- 2008 August. Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran. 34-67. The glories of Persia inspire the modern nation. Pages 48-49 discuss the country's nuclear ambitions; also a portfolio by Simon Norfolk of ancient Persian culture.

NGM -- 2005 August. Living With the Bomb. 98-113. (The online link offers a short excerpt and photo gallery.) In 2005 it had been 60 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today nuclear weapons stoke nations' dreams of power - and give their citizens nightmares. This is a global overview of the state of nuclear weapons, and the world map on pages 104-105 illustrates which nations have nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons facilities, or nuclear weapons potential; also a list of close calls with smuggled nuclear fissile materials.

—Anne Marie Houppert

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