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1.It*9shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemismess.Foreign

nationaIshavelongbeenslippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,

andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.legitimatelyoftenoverstaytheir

legaIweIcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,ithasbecome

clearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofour

systemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforging

passports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers（劫機(jī)者）werehere

onexpiredvisas.That''sbeenasafebetuntiInow.TheImmigration

andNaturalizationService（INS）（移民歸化局）lackstheresources,and

apparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2million

foreignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirwelcome.Butthis

laxness（馬虎）towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congress

hasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedin

thewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,

theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwi11makeit

easiertostopwatchIistedterroristsattheborder.Butwhat''s

reaIlyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimed

attighteningupbordersecurity.ReformersarecallingforarolIback

ofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohire

hundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepiIIegaI

immigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncetheyarehere.ReformersaIso

wanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholders

actuaIlyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.AlIthese

proposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedthe

HouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.

11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenbIockedbytwopowerfuIlobbies:

universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbe

keptoutbythenewIaw,andbusiness,whichreIiesonforeignersfor

cheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they,'vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhave

passedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedto

bereintroducedandtopassnextyear.Alsoontheagendafornext

year:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplitthe

INSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctions

Iikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrate

onborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonfor

thedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyearsbecome

toofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.11tragedy,

theINSshouIdpaymoreattentiontoservingthemi11ionsofordinary

Americanswhorelyonthenation,'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfrom

terroristattacks.

Welearnfromthepassagethatcoordinatedeffortswi11bemadebyvarious

U.S.governmentagenciesto.

A.refusetherenewingofexpiredvisas

B.wardoffterroristsuspectsattheborder

C.preventtheforgeryofimmigrationpapers

D.limitthenumberofimmigrantstotheU.S.

2.SexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideologythatbioIogy

isdestiny.Accordingtothisideology,basicbiologicaland

psychologicaldifferencesexistbetweenthesexes.Thesedifferences

requireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociaIIife.Womenarethe

weakersex-bothphysicallyandemotionaIIy.Thus,theyarenaturaIly

suitedmuchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.A

woman11splace,undernormaIcircumstance,iswithintheprotective

environmentofthehome.Naturehasdeterminedthatwomenplaycare-taker

roles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.Ontheotherhand,menare

bestsuitedtogooutintotheccxnpetitiveworIdofworkandpolitics,

whereseriousresponsibiIitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobethe

providers;womenandchiIdrenaredependents.TheideoIogyalsoholds

thatwomenwhowishtoworkoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfill

thesejobsthatareinlinewiththespeciaIcapabiIitiesoftheirsex.

11isthusappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeempIoyedasnurses,social

workers,elementaryschooIteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksand

secretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen1'sdomestic

role.InformaIdistinetionsbetween"women''swork"and"men''swork"

intheIaborforce,accordingtotheideoIogy,aresimplyafunctionaI

reflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweensexes.Finally,the

ideoIogysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwi11inanothersignificant

way.Forthehumanspeciestosurviveovertime,itsmembersmust

regularlyreproduce.Thus,womenmust,whetherathomeorintheIabor

force,makethemostoftheirphysicalappearance.Sogoestheideology.

Itis,ofcourse,nottruethatbasicbiologicalandpsychological

differencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesin

sociaIIife.Thereisampleevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsociety

tosociety,andthoseroledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.

ButtothedegreepeopIeactuaIlybeIievethatbioIogyisdestinyand

thatnatureintendsformenandwomentomakedifferentcontributions

tosociety,sex-definedroleswillbeseenastotaIIyacceptabIe.

Accordingtotheauthor,sexroIes.

A.aresociallydetermined

B.areemotionallyandphysicallydetermined

C.canonlybedeterminedbywhateducationpeopletake

D.arebiologicallyandphysicallydetermined

3.BoredforyearsDoyouhateyourIifeNo,notquite.Areyourather

disappointedthatyoucan''tbedoingsomethingmoreinterestingor

entertainingYes,definitely.Ifyouareinsuchastateofmind,you

aresufferingfromboredom.AccordingtoanonIinedictionary,the

definitionofboredomis"thefeelingofbeingboredbysomethingtedious".

AlthoughaImostalIofussometimessufferfromboredom,buthardlyanyone

begintothinkabouttheoldproblemfromaphilosophicalpointofview

exceptLarsSvendsen.LarsSvendsenwasbored.The28-year-old

Norwegianphilosopherfoundhimselfwithnothingtodooneday.Other

peopIemightphoneafriendorgotoamovie.Beingaphilosopher,Svendsen

begantogetinterestedinboredom-whereitcomesfrom,whyithappens

andwhatroleitplaysinourIives.Theresultsarenowinhisbook,

the"PhilosophyofBoredom”.Althoughboredomissomethingthatwehave

alIsufferedfromatsomepointinourIives,andhasbecomeoneofthe

centralpreoccupationsofourage,veryfewofuscanexplainprecisely

whatitis.InthisbookLarsSvendsenexaminesthenatureofboredom,

howitoriginated,itshistory,howandwhyitaffIictsus,andwhywe

cannotseemtoovercomeitbyanyactofwill.Let''slookatsomeof

thebookreviews:"ThisbookdiscussesboredomfirmlypIacedwithin

specifichistoricalandgeographicalbounds;alIexamplespresentedcome

fromaWesterntradition,broadlyspeaking.Tonamebutafewofthe

philosophersanalysed,therangespansfromAristotleandSeneca,via

PascaI,toKant,HegeI.SchopenhauerandNietzsche,andontoBenjamin,

Heidegger,HabermasandAdorno.ItreliesextensivelyonexampIesfrom

EuropeanandU.S.Iiteraturespanningawidehistoricalbreadth,from

PauItheApostIetoHolderIinandMann,fromDostoevsky,Beckett,and

PessoatoAmericanPsycho(AndyWarhol,IggyPop,andthemovieCrash

areaIsomentioned).Inshort,thisbookisfirmlyaboutWesternboredom.

Inthis,itisnotalone.Whatmakesitspecialisitsfocusonthe

phiIosophicaIunderstandingofboredomasaprobIemofmodernity...What

canabookonthephiIosophyofboredomcontributetoanthropologyThis

bookpresentsbothaphiIosophyandahistoryoftheconceptofboredom

intheWest-exceIIentreferencepointsfortheanthropologistinterested

inboredom.Thebookisdividedintofourparts.Thefirstisconcerned

withTheProblemofBoredom,Iookingattypologiesofboredom,andthe

associationsbetweenboredomandanumberofrelatedissues:meaning,

modernity,work,leisure,novelty,anddeath.Thesecondpart,Stories

ofBoredom,coversboredomasdealtwithinIiterature(andfiIm),from

pre-modernformssuchasacediatviaBoredom,Body,Technologyand

Transgression,toAndyWarhol,,srenunciationofpersonalmeaning.The

thirdpart,ThePhenomenologyofBoredom,isacarefuloutIineanda

convincingcritiqueofHeidegger*9sunderstandingofboredom.Lastly,

partfour,TheEthicsofBoredom,examinesboredom*sownmoraI.

Throughout,thebookconsiderscontemporaryboredomfromanumberof

differentanglesbutaIwaysasIinkedtomoderitythroughdevelopments

setintrainduringRomanticism...Svendsenpondersthesignificanceof

chiIdhoodandyouthbeingfairly''recent,1sociaIconstructsandthe

effectsonasocietythatemphasisesyouthovermaturity.Arguingthat

theWesternselfisinextricablyIinkedtoideaIsofRomanticism,hesays

"wearesuspendedsomewherebetweenchiIdhoodandmaturity,inaneternal

adolescence-andadolescenceisstuffedwithboredom.Thisisone

expIanationfortheubiquityofboredominmodernIifeIhavenotcome

acrossbefore,andonegivingfoodforthoughtandinviting

anthropologicalinvestigationsofideasofpersonhoodandideasof

boredom,"WhenpeopIeareboredtimeseemstostretchoutendlessly.

Infact,thefirstrecordeduseofthewordinEnglishoranyother

EuropeanIanguagewasintheyear1760.Westernershavebeenboredfor

exactIy245years.Thewordninterestingnwasfirstusedaroundthesame

time.Thedateissignificantbecauseitconnectsthebeginningof

boredomwiththestartoftheIndustrialRevoIutioninEurope.Before

then,itseemsthatIifewasneitherinterestingnorboring.Lifewas

justIife.Thepeasantthoughtofhimselfaspartofthecountryside.

Thecraftsmanworkedfromhome,mixinghisoccupationwithhisfamily

andfriends.ManythousandsofpeopIewerejuststrugglingtostayalive.

Itwasin1764thatJamesHargreavesinventedthespinningjennyandJames

Wattinventedthesteamengine.Thesetworevolutionarymachinestore

thepeasantfromhiscreativeseIf-sufficiencyandsubstituted

machine-workforhandiwork.WhenEuropebegantomodernize,this

arrangementchanged.Theinventionofnewmachinesandprocessesmade

itmoreefficienttoorganizeworkassomethingseparate.Thelong,boring

dayattheofficeorfactorybegan.Thisalsomeantth

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C.NG

4.It''shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemismess.Foreign

nationaIshavelongbeensiippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,

andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.IegitimateIyoftenoverstaytheir

legalweIcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,ithasbecome

clearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofour

systemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforging

passports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers（劫機(jī)者）werehere

onexpiredvisas.That*1sbeenasafebetuntiInow.TheImmigration

andNaturalizationService（INS）（移民歸化局）lackstheresources,and

apparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2million

foreignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirwelcome.Butthis

laxness（馬虎）towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congress

hasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedin

thewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,

theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwi11makeit

easiertostopwatchIistedterroristsattheborder.Butwhat''s

reaIlyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimed

attighteningupbordersecurity.ReformersarecallingforarolIback

ofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohire

hundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepi11egaI

immigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncetheyarehere.ReformersaIso

wanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholders

actuallyIeavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.AlIthese

proposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybi11thatpassedthe

HouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenateIastweek.BeforeSept.

11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenbIockedbytwopowerfuIlobbies:

universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbe

keptoutbythenewIaw,andbusiness,whichreIiesonforeignersfor

cheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they''vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhave

passedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedto

bereintroducedandtopassnextyear.Alsoontheagendafornext

year:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplitthe

INSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctions

Iikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrate

onborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonfor

thedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyearsbecome

toofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.11tragedy,

theINSshouIdpaymoreattentiontoservingthemi11ionsofordinary

Americanswhorelyonthenation,'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfrom

terroristattacks.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforeSept.11,alienswith

expiredvisas.

A.mighthavethemextendedwithouttrouble

B.wouldbecloselywatchedbyFBIagents

C.mightstayonforaslongastheywished

D.wouldliveinconstantfearofdeportation

5.SexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideologythatbioIogy

isdestiny.Accordingtothisideology,basicbiologicaland

psychologicaldifferencesexistbetweenthesexes.Thesedifferences

requireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociaIIife.Womenarethe

weakersex-bothphysicalIyandemotionaIIy.Thus,theyarenaturaIly

suitedmuchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.A

woman''splace,undernormaIcircumstance,iswithintheprotective

environmentofthehome.Naturehasdeterminedthatwomenplaycare-taker

roles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.Ontheotherhand,menare

bestsuitedtogooutintothecompetitiveworldofworkandpolitics,

whereseriousresponsibiIitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobethe

providers;womenandchiIdrenaredependents.TheideoIogyalsoholds

thatwomenwhowishtoworkoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfill

thesejobsthatareinlinewiththespeciaIcapabiIitiesoftheirsex.

11isthusappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeempIoyedasnurses,sociaI

workers,elementaryschoolteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksand

secretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen1'sdomestic

role.InformaIdistinetionsbetween"women''swork"and"men''swork"

inthelaborforce,accordingtotheideology,aresimplyafunctionaI

reflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweensexes.Finally,the

ideoIogysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwi11inanothersignificant

way.Forthehumanspeciestosurviveovertime,itsmembersmust

regularlyreproduce.Thus,womenmust,whetherathomeorintheIabor

force,makethemostoftheirphysicalappearance.Sogoestheideology.

Itis,ofcourse,nottruethatbasicbiologicalandpsychological

differencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesin

sociaIIife.Thereisampleevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsociety

tosociety,andthoseroledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.

ButtothedegreepeopIeactua11ybeIievethatbioIogyisdestinyand

thatnatureintendsformenandwomentomakedifferentcontributions

tosociety,sex-definedroleswillbeseenastotallyacceptable.

WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeinferredfromthepassage

A.Thedivisionofsex-definedrolesiscompletelyunacceptable.

B.Women''srolesinworkaretoolimitedatpresent.

C.Inonesociety,menmightperformwhatisconsideredwomen''sduties

byanother.

D.Someofthewomensrolesindomesticdutiescannotbetakenover

bymen.

6.It''shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemismess.Foreign

nationaIshavelongbeensiippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,

andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.IegitimateIyoftenoverstaytheir

legaIweIcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,ithasbecome

clearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofour

systemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforging

passports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers（劫機(jī)者）werehere

onexpiredvisas.That''sbeenasafebetuntiInow.TheImmigration

andNaturalizationService（INS）（移民歸化局）lackstheresources,and

apparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2million

foreignerswhohaveintentionalIyoverstayedtheirweIcome.Butthis

laxness（馬虎）towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congress

hasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedin

thewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBlftheJusticeDepartment,

theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwi11makeit

easiertostopwatchIistedterroristsattheborder.Butwhat,9s

reaIlyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimed

attighteningupbordersecurity.ReformersarecallingforarolIback

ofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohire

hundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepiIIegaI

immigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncetheyarehere.Reformersalso

wanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholders

actuallyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.AlIthese

proposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedthe

HouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.

11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenbIockedbytwopowerfullobbies:

universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbe

keptoutbythenewIaw,andbusiness,whichreIiesonforeignersfor

cheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they,,vebackedoff.ThebillwouIdhave

passedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedto

bereintroducedandtopassnextyear.Alsoontheagendafornext

year:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplitthe

INSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctions

Iikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrate

onborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonfor

thedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyearsbecome

toofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.11tragedy,

theINSshouIdpaymoreattentiontoservingthemi11ionsofordinary

Americanswhorelyonthenation,'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfrom

terroristattacks.

ItisbeIievedbymanythatalItheseyearstheINS.

A.hasbeenservingtwocontradictoryfunctions

B.hasbeentooliberalingrantingvisastotouristsandimmigrants

indiscriminately

C.hasover-emphasizeditsservicefunctionsattheexpenseofthenation''

ssecurity

D.hasignoredthepleasofthetwopowerfullobbies

7.It,,shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemismess.Foreign

nationaIshavelongbeenslippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,

andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.IegitimateIyoftenoverstaytheir

legaIweIcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,ithasbecome

clearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofour

systemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforging

passports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers（劫機(jī)者）werehere

onexpiredvisas.That*9sbeenasafebetuntiInow.TheImmigration

andNaturalizationService（INS）（移民歸化局）lackstheresources,and

apparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2million

foreignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirweIcome.Butthis

laxness（馬虎）towardinmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congress

hasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedin

thewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,

theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwi11makeit

easiertostopwatchIistedterroristsattheborder.Butwhat''s

reaIlyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimed

attighteningupbordersecurity.ReformersarecallingforarolIback

ofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohire

hundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepiIIegaI

immigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncetheyarehere.ReformersaIso

wanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholders

actuallyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.AlIthese

proposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybi11thatpassedthe

HouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.

11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenbIockedbytwopowerfullobbies:

universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbe

keptoutbythenewIaw,andbusiness,whichreIiesonforeignersfor

cheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they''vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhave

passedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedto

bereintroducedandtopassnextyear.Alsoontheagendafornext

year:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplitthe

INSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctions

Iikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrate

onborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonfor

thedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyearsbecome

toofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.11tragedy,

theINSshouIdpaymoreattentiontoservingthemi11ionsofordinary

Americanswhorelyonthenation,'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfrom

terroristattacks.

BeforeSept.11,theU.S.Congresshadbeenunabletopassstricter

immigrationlawsbecause.

A.theymighthavekeptawayforeignstudentsandcheaplabor

B.itwasdifficulttocoordinatetheeffortsofthecongressmen

C.educationandbusinesscirclescaredlittleaboutnationalsecurity

D.resourceswerenotavailablefortheirenforcement

8.

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CriticsandsupportersoftheUnitedNationshavesometimesseen

worIdsapart.ButsinceIastyear,aImostalIofthem,whether

multilateralistorunilateralist,AmericanorEuropean,havecometo

agreethattheorganizationisincrisis.Thisweek,ablueribbonpanel

commissionedbythebody*ssecretary-generaI,KofiAnnan,releasedits

reportonwhattodoaboutit.

TheU.N.’ssorrystatebecamemostobviouswiththeIraqwar.Those

favoringthewarwerefuriousthatafteradecadeofSecurityCounciI

resolutions,includingthelast-chanceResolution1441threatening

"seriousconsequences"ifIraqdidnotproveitsdisarmament,theU.N.

couldnotagreetoact.Anti-wartypeswerejustasfrustratedthatthe

worIdbodyfailedtostopthewar.ButIraqwasnottheU.N.'sonly

problem.IthasdoneIittIetostophumanitariandisasters,suchasthe

ongoinghorrorinSudan.AndithasdonenothingtostopIran*sandNorth

Korea*spursuitofnuclearweapon