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Jon Wolfsthal, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Bush North Korea Feat May Leave Successor Hard Work."
June 27, 2008

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Jon Wolfsthal

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June 27 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's feat in prying an inventory of nuclear facilities and materials from North Korea is tenuous and may leave the most contentious issues between the two nations to his successor, analysts say.

"This is a baby step,'' said Jon Wolfsthal, a proliferation expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington who once monitored North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site for the Energy Department. "The most I'm hoping for is something that the next administration can actually pick up.''

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