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Just in case you thought the NKorean situation was fairly simple though dangerous. This article will definitely make your head spin.

After the North Korean nuclear-weapon test of October 9, the leading countries of the six-party talks have initiated a blame game to point out who is in a position to receive the greatest profit from Pyongyang's action.

Conservatives in China argue that the Japanese will likely gain most from the test: a long-awaited excuse to develop Japan's nuclear capabilities and forfeit the country's pacifist constitution.

Conservatives in Japan, on the other hand, blame China for still cozying up to Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, and for having been tardy in applying strong economic sanctions against defiant Pyongyang.

In South Korea, opposition rises against President Roh Moo-hyun, holding him responsible for being too lenient with the North, and for having failed to accomplish anything substantial with the Pyongyang regime, putting the country in greater jeopardy, as now the South is also under the threat of North Korea's nuclear bombs.

The American masses divide the blame among all the other countries.

Only Russia among the members of the six-party talks remains silent, being some kind of observer.

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