On September 6,1986, delegates from more than 80 different countries gathered in North Korea for the three-day “Pyongyang International Conference for Denuclearization and Peace on the Korean Peninsula.” Hung on the walls of the conference hall were banners with slogans such as “Let’s turn the Korean Peninsula into a Nuclear-Free Peace Zone!” and “Support to the Peaceful and Independent Reunification of the Korean Peninsula!” At this conference, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung gave a speech in which he championed nuclear disarmament around the world. Kim Il Sung said, “As long as nuclear weapons exist on our planet, the danger