Nuclear matters in North Korea : building a multilateral response for future stability in Northeast Asia / James L. Schoff, Charles M. Perry, Jacquelyn K. Davis.

Includes bibliographical references (app 17-25).

Ch. 1. Worst case scenario ... or not -- Ch. 2. Happy anniversary, Korea -- Ch. 3. Moving from negotiation to implementation -- Ch. 4. Building a multilateral response -- App. A. Six-party agreements and joint statements -- App. B. 2007 Inter-Korean Summit Joint Declaration -- App. C. Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms -- App. D. References.

"Nuclear Matters explains the findings of a second three-year multilateral research project that seeks to bridge differences between the nations with regard to six-party capacity building and to develop a common approach to North Korean denuclearization and related economic engagement. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of the process as they have revealed themselves over the five years since talks began in earnest. The book also offers practical solutions to the myriad of implementation challenges the region faces with regard to nuclear dismantlement and verification, coordinated economic assistance and investment, and striking the right balance on the security front by reconciling the prospects for U.S.-North Korea normalization, inter-Korean reconciliation, and the development of a regional security forum."--BOOK JACKET.