Koreas Summit - Kim Jong Il applauding

** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. Kim and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will hold their second-ever summit later this month in Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, reprising the historic 2000 meeting that launched unprecedented reconciliation between the two longtime foes. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)

this picture was also published in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.