Originally published in January 2020, we're republishing this article on June 27, 2023, on the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement ending military action in the U.S. war against Korea. Editor’s note Ahn Hak-sop was an officer in the Korean People’s Army of the...
This article was first published on the "what's left" blog on Feb. 16, 2013. It is re-published here with the author's permission. It has been slightly edited for style. Is North Korea’s recent nuclear test, its third, to be welcomed, lamented or condemned? It depends...