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Questions

1. Define diplomacy.

2. What does the circular symbol in this cartoon represent?

3. What is the point of Markstein’s cartoon?


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Reprinted here with permission from Creators News Service.

Answers

1. Diplomacy – the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (from merriam-webster.com)

2. The circular symbol represents radioactive energy [Markstein uses it in this cartoon to represent North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.] For more information on this symbol, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_symbol or
orau.org/ptp/articlesstories/radwarnsymbstory.htm
[Note:  The radiation symbol is sometimes confused with the fallout shelter symbol.  See more at www.civildefensemuseum.com/signs/index.html.]

3. Markstein is illustrating the fact that it is impossible to negotiate with North Korea (and its leader Kim Jong-il) on its nuclear weapons program. The North Korean government is not one that can be reasoned with on a rational, reasonable level.