At the other end of the spectrum, they looked at the notion of accepting North Korea as a nuclear state. An influential Washington think-tank estimated Friday that North Korea could already have up to 30 bombs. “The bottom line is that North Korea has an improving nuclear weapons arsenal,” said David Albright, the institute’s president. They pointed to a recent editorial in a state-run Chinese newspaper advocating tighter restrictions on selling oil to North Korea. Beijing’s decision earlier this year to cut off coal imports from North Korea also are being seen as a hopeful sign.

Source: National Post April 14, 2017 18:33 UTC