foreword = 4 Introduction The Cold War Conundrum = 6 Chapter One North Korea's Beginnings: The Cold War Division of Korea = 10 Chapter Two Communist North Korea = 26 Chapter Three North Korea's Military and Foreign Policy = 40 Chapter Four The 1990s: A Time of Challenges = 55 Chapter Five North Korea and Weapons of Mass Destruction = 69 Chapter Six North Korea's Uncertain Future = 85 Epilogue North Korea in the Post-Cold War World = 99 Notes = 103 Chronology = 109 For Further Reading = 113 Works Consulted = 117 Index = 122 Picture Credits = 127 About the Author = 128.