1.  Define (nuclear) proliferation.

2.  List the six countries involved in the six-party talks (also referred to as six-nation or six-country talks).

3.  a) What does the U.S. want the countries involved in the six-party talks to do?
b)  Why does the U.S. want to do this?

4.  What is the problem with the specifics of the October 3rd agreement that North Korea made in the six-party talks?

5.  a) What is the Proliferation Security Initiative?
b)  Describe the incident that caused the U.S. to initiate the program.

6.  What will the new proposal for North Korea include, according to Christopher Hill?

7.  Under the October agreement, North Korea agreed to disable its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.  What else did it agree to do that is has not done?

8.  What will Secretary Rice ask the Chinese to do about North Korea's involvement with Syria?

9.  Which of the countries involved in the six-party talks support the U.S. position?