Precisely.
The North Koreans activated their reactors to be timed with Powell's presentation. They are trying to get attention. They hope to get more food and aid. They can't help themselves and don't want to admit that communism is an abject failure. With Russia in a democratic reform mood and China with capitalist tendencies, they are not getting the support they would like - so they want to stir up trouble.
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