Deceiving the US over North Korean ties
Thein Sein's denial of a nuclear relationship with North Korea is evasive, and done merely to appease the US. It's highly likely that Pyongyang continues to supply its ally with arms and know-how US double talk on Burma nukes
One version of US perceptions about a nuclear Burma has been crafted for diplomatic effect, and quite another for Washington's security establishment UN ignores Burma junta’s drugs role
While the UN has finally acknowleged that Burma’s drug problem cannot be separated from ethnic conflict, it still turns a blind eye to official complicity in the trade