Most people tend to forget about the chemical and biological weapons programs that North Korea and Iran have. Nuclear is the most violent, but biological is possibly the most deadly. There is no way that these are passed up by anyone as crazy as the North Koreans.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98T6QOO1&show_article=1
Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs are centerpieces of the regime's catalog of weapons of mass destruction.But the impoverished nation, which has put most of its scarce resources into boosting its military capabilities under its "army-first" policy, also has a large chemical arsenal, as well as capabilities to produce biological weapons.
On Thursday, an international security think tank warned that these weapons are no less serious a threat to the region than the North's nuclear arsenal.
The independent International Crisis Group said the North is believed to have between 2,500 and 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, phosgene, blood agents and sarin. These weapons can be delivered with ballistic missiles and long-range artillery and are "sufficient to inflict massive civilian casualties on South Korea."
"If progress is made on rolling back Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, there could be opportunities to construct a cooperative diplomatic solution for chemical weapons and the suspected biological weapons program," the think tank said in a report.
It also called on the U.S. to engage the North in dialogue to defuse the nuclear crisis, saying "diplomacy is the least bad option." It said Washington should be prepared to send a high-level special envoy to Pyongyang to resolve the tension.
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