US Seeks African Allies Against Pyongyang's Nuclear Drive

The top U.S. nonproliferation official is in Africa to try to align nations against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions by urging them to cut ties with Pyongyang. The threat, he says, is not as far away as it seems. The increasingly belligerent, mountainous hermit kingdom of North Korea feels like it is a world away from the broad savannas of Africa. But it isn't, says  Thomas Countryman, the assistant secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation. “What I’ve said...

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