Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. iv, 36 pages. Notes. The Director's Series on Proliferation is an occasional publication of essays on the topics of nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile proliferation. The views represented are those of the authors and do not represent those of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the University of California, or the United States Government. Contents include: The Dynamics of the NPT Extension Decision by Archelaus R. Turrentine and North Korea's Nuclear Gambits by Peter Hayes. Peter Hayes works at the nexus of security, environment and energy policy problems. Best known for innovative cooperative engagement strategies in North Korea, he has developed techniques for seeking near-term solutions to global security and sustainability problems and applied them in East Asia, Australia, and South Asia. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Livermore, California, United States. Originally established in 1952, the laboratory now is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb during the Cold War. It later became autonomous in 1971 and was designated a national laboratory in 1981. LLNL's principal responsibility is ensuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons through the application of advanced science, engineering, and technology. More