Joel S. Wit's report provides fresh insight into North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and suggests new options the United States can explore to bring the regime back into the international nuclear nonproliferation system. According to the report, North Korea's recent nuclear activity has not been motivated by Kim Jong Il's poor health or the nation's internal political problems. The real impetus, the report says, is a decision made as early as 2002 that North Korea should rely on nuclear weapons, not the country's relationship with the United States, for its national security.
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机译：乔尔·维特（Joel S. Wit）的报告为朝鲜寻求核武器提供了新的见识，并提出了美国可以探索的新方案，以使该政权重返国际核不扩散体系。根据该报告，朝鲜最近的核活动并不是出于金正日身体状况不佳或该国内部政治问题的动机。该报告说，真正的推动力是早在2002年就做出了一项决定，即北韩应依靠核武器而不是该国与美国的关系来确保其国家安全。
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