The Foreign Service Journal, March 2003

necessarily the latest! — background information and a record of relevant State Department statements and press releases, as well as links to the CIA World Factbook and Library of Congress country studies of North Korea. BBC Online offers news arti- cles on North Korea and links to other sites ( http://news.bbc.co.uk ) — get there by clicking on “Country Profiles” on the main news page. Surfers can listen to the North Korean national anthem, view video clips, and read or participate in e-mail discussions. Another port of call is the Web site of the Society of Korean-American Scholars ( www.skas.org ), a n on-profit organization dedicated to “engendering intellectual exchanges in the global Korean community.” The page is a gateway to a number of useful sites, including the resource-rich South and North Korean sub-sections of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. Asia Times Online ’s Korea page ( www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea. html ) of fers lively current analysis of Korean Peninsula affairs, with Aiden Foster-Carter’s “Pyongyang Watch” standing out as a particularly well- informed commentary. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s non-proliferation page ( www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif ) offers extensive information and resources on the crisis concerning the Korean Peninsula. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies has a “North Korea Special Collection” with in-depth analyses, opinion pieces and reports ( http://cns. miss.edu/research/korea ). Th is user- friendly page includes satellite photos of the Yongbyon nuclear facility and maps showing suspected nuclear sites, missile bases, and chemical and biolog- ical weapons sites. News reports on the Korea crisis routinely use terms like “enriched ura- nium” and “spent fuel rods,” often with- out much explanation. At the How Stuff Works site ( http://science.how stuffworks.com/nuclearpower.htm ) terms for non-experts are explained using graphics, text and animation. Over the years, the Lonely Planet series of guidebooks has helped road warrior backpackers and armchair tourists alike. Lonely Planet ’s Web site ( www.lonelyplanet.com ) pr ovides a condensed, but still useful, version of the guides. In addition to travel infor- mation, one can find a synopsis of North Korean history and culture, and infor- mation about a selection of North Korean cities. —Stephen E. Mather, Editorial Intern C Y B E R N O T E S 10 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A R C H 2 0 0 3 • One & two BR apartment homes • Control access entrances • Beautiful lounges with fireplace • Library, art studio, game room, movie theater • Chauffered activities • Hair salon on site • Social & recreational activities • Dining room w/ optional meal program Call or Stop By For Information 301-926-0696 A SENIOR APARTMENT COMMUNITY for independent living at its finest-comfort, quality and convenience. 217 Booth Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Off of Great Seneca Highway