Waking Up to Good News

There is something about turning on the computer and having the first headline you see be a positive news story. It's probably just because it happens so rarely, but when it does, boy is it exciting. Today's one of those days. I don't want go too far overboard since who knows if the agreement reached this morning will hold ... but North Korea's decision to give up its nuclear programs and rejoin the Non-Proliferation Treaty is tremendous news.

I hope that the talks continue and that the tentative agreement can be implemented without any serious hitches. Much remains to be decided, and the proof will be in the pudding - but the talks have now yielded significant results, and that's good news indeed.

More coverage on this: BBC, New York Times. The Times also has the text of the statement issued by the six nations (US, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Russia).