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COVER STORY
 It Is a Crisis
North Korea's atomic ambitions are real. So, too, is the prospect of a nuclear arms race in Asia
Roh Takes Center Stage
South Korea's President-elect must prove himself in a tumultuous time
Kim's War Machine
With obsolete tanks, scarce ammo and scant fuel, the Dear Leader's army desperately needs nukes
A War-Torn Land
Will North Korean nukes rouse Japan from its 'stupor of peace'?
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Joining the Club
North Korea claims it has the Bomb, pushing the nuclear deadlock over the red line (Apr. 28, 2003)
Reprocessing Talk
On the eve of talks, the Dear Leader reminds us he's as dangerous as ever (Apr. 21, 2003)
War Games
Kim Jong Il is scheming to exploit Gulf War II for his own devious purposes (Mar. 17, 2003)
Running on Empty
Kim Jong Il's brinkmanship is stoking a humanitarian crisis in North Korea. Will sanctions spread famine? (Mar. 17, 2003)
The Sunshine Policy
South Korea's rapprochement with the North has turned out to be a very expensive affair (Mar. 17, 2003)
Thin Red Line
The North Korean nuclear crisis is heading into uncharted terrain. What's the U.S. plan? (Mar. 10, 2003)
Roh's Reformers
An idealistic new leader wants to rock Korea Inc.'s boat. He'd better not swamp the economy (Mar. 10, 2003)
Roh Moo Hyun: TIME's Exclusive Interview
The new President says he wants to work with Washington, but insists only dialogue can defang Pyongyang (Mar. 3, 2003)
Peace and War
Roh Moo Hyun takes office amid a nuclear crisis. Meet the man of this dangerous moment (Mar. 03, 2003)
Psst, Wanna Nuke?
North Korea is shoring up its woeful economy with a bag of dodgy tricks (Mar. 03, 2003)
Kim's War Machine
With obsolete tanks, scarce ammo and scant fuel, the Dear Leader's army desperately needs nukes (Feb. 17, 2003)
Korea's New President
Roh Moo Hyun takes center stage (Feb. 17, 2003)
Spoiling for a Fight?
The diplomatic impasse gets dicier as North Korea restarts a nuclear reactor and threatens "total war" (Feb. 12, 2003)
The Cost of Sunshine
Did Kim Dae Jong pay to get Kim Jong Il to the bargaining table? (Feb. 7, 2003)
Not on the Same Page
In South Korea's eyes, the U.S. approach to the North Korean nuclear crisis is making things worse (Jan. 23, 2003)
North Korea: An 'Evil' Bush Can Bargain With?
Offers of aid in exchange for good behavior put the Bush Administration in Clinton territory (Jan. 15, 2003)
Why the U.S. Changed its North Korea Stance
South Korean democracy has seen Seoul take charge of the Korean conflict, and walk Washington away from its hard line (Jan. 7, 2003)
Will North Korea Cloud U.S. Iraq Preparations?
Bush builds his Gulf invasion armada while stressing diplomacy in Korea (Jan. 03, 2003)
Korea Asserts Itself
Meet South Korea's new President(Dec. 23, 2002)
Family Feud
China's patience for North Korea's diplomatic brinkmanship has worn thin (Dec. 18, 2002)
This Week in the Axis of Evil
Reports of threats from North Korea, Iran and Iraq remind the President of his 'Axis.' But each case may be quite different (Dec. 13, 2002)
SCUD Seizure Raises Tricky Questions
A Yemen-bound North Korean cargo enters the uncharted waters of 'counter-proliferation' (Dec. 11, 2002)
Dear Leader's Nuclear Agenda
Pyongyang claims to either already have or be "entitled to" a nuclear program. Either way, it's bad news (Nov. 25, 2002)
Northern Exposure
North Korea is a monolithic black box to the rest of the world, but stress cracks can be seen in the aspiring nuclear power (Nov. 18, 2002)
Look Who's Got the Bomb
Confronted by the U.S., North Korea brazenly admits it's building nukes. Now what does President Bush do? (Oct. 21, 2002)
North Korea: A Nation in the Dark
Shortages of food and electricity leave North Korea desperate for aid and investment (Oct. 20, 2002)
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Korea?
Confronted by the U.S., North Korea brazenly admits it's building nukes. Now what does President Bush do? (Feb. 7, 2003)
Pyongyang on the Line
A phone book smuggled out of North Korea offers revealing clues about the country's secret workings (Aug. 28, 2002)
The Supremo in His Labyrinth
Kim Jong Il lives in decadent luxury and total secrecy. Now, a longtime bodyguard tells Donald Macintyre the wicked ways of North Korea's Dear Leader (Feb. 11, 2002)
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Roh's Role
South Korea's new President likes a challenge—and he's got a big one on his hands (Mar. 03, 2003)
How Dangerous is North Korea?
Dictator Kim Jong II is pushing the world toward a showdown over his nuclear-weapons program (Jan. 13, 2003)
The Dying State
TIME looks inside crumbling North Korea, the starving nuclear nation (Nov. 4, 2002)
A Turn of the Screw
How do you nix Kim Jong Il's atomic ambition? Squeeze him economically (Mar. 03, 2003)
A War-Torn Land
Will North Korean Nukes rouse Japan from its 'stupor of peace'? (Feb. 24, 2003)
Misplaced Priorities
The U.S. could be courting disaster by targeting Iraq before North Korea (Feb. 17, 2003)
Evil, Yes. Genius, No
North Korea's Dear Leader employs some hapless tricks—taken straight from his dad (Feb. 03, 2003)
Better Start Talking—and Fast!
Dialogue with North Korea would go a long way toward averting a real crisis (Jan. 13, 2003)
Twilight Time for the Sunshine Policy
Intransigence from the North and scandal at home have tarnished President Kim's dream (Nov. 18, 2002)
Armed and Dangerous
North Korea admitted possessing at least one nuclear bomb
Nuclear Brinkmanship, Part II
Then and Now: How the current crisis compares to the last one
Measuring the Threat
North Korea could hit the U.S. by 2015
From Rod to Bomb
How North Korea could build nuclear weapons
Countdown to Crisis
A look back at the path to today's standoff
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Mission: Impossible?
