Less Talk, More Tests from North Korea

The latest country to crash the nuclear club, North Korea, is what the Arms Control Association calls a “nuclear-armed state.” This is a category that includes India, Pakistan, and Israel: countries that have developed nuclear weapons that are not recognized under international law. The arsenals of the United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom were effectively legitimized when the Non-Proliferation Treaty took effect, in 1970.

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