Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, sat on the board of a company which three years ago sold two light water nuclear reactors to North Korea – a country he now regards as part of the “axis of evil” and which has been targeted for regime change by Washington because of its efforts to build nuclear weapons.
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For perspective:
2000: Rumsfeld is a director of a company which wins $200m contract to sell nuclear reactors to North Korea
2002: Rumself declares North Korea a terrorist state, part of the axis of evil and a target for regime change