NOTE: Enriched uranium is needed to make nuclear weapons.  It is made in a centrifuge.

1.  What information was North Korea required to provide by Dec. 31 in a formal declaration on their nuclear program?

2.  What statement did the North Korean government make on January 4, 2008?

3.  Why did the North Korean government provide the U.S. government with a sample of a specialty metal they said was melted down from tubes meant for non-nuclear purposes?

4.  What did the U.S. find in the sample?

5.  Read the "Background" on North Korea above.  Should the next U.S. president continue the same policy on North Korea that President Bush's State Department is pursuing?  Which candidate most closely
shares your views. (For information on where they stand on North Korea, go to each individual candidate's website or visit ontheissues.org.)