NorK n.— «Speaking of the NorK’s, it were these same talented individuals who provided President Bush with the intelligence that: despite a pact made with North Korea that we would send food and build “clean” nuclear reactors, they built a nuclear...
NorK n.— «Willl South Korea lose face if its soldiers liberate Nork concentration camps? And if that day does not come soon, who will be the next Pyongyang despot?» —“Asian Geopolitics Roundup” by Dan Abbott tdaxp May 3, 2005. (source: Double...
half-pregnant adj.— «The resolution on North Korea belongs to a new set of UN decisions that diplomats refer to as “half-pregnant.” These, though impressive on paper, are subject to “ifs and buts” that render them useless in practice.» —“Eye of the...
bus n.— «One of the most complicated parts of the process involves miniaturising a nuclear device so it can fit on a missile.…The process involves fitting to a missile what is called a “bus” on which the warheads sit, covered by a cone, said Dr Lee...
lean forward v. phr.— «Snyder said South Korea should “lean forward just enough to get things started but without giving away leverage” on North Korea, which has in the past pocketed concessions without offering any of their own.» —“US takes slow...
gotcha day n.— «Every year, besides her February birthday, we celebrate “gotcha day,” the day in June she came to us, when I get her something from the Korean culture.» —“South Korea Slows Export of Babies for Adoption” by Tamar Lewin New York...
