$5.7M search for soldier remains was just days from restarting
(NEWSER) - A program to recover the remains of the 5,500 American soldiers missing in North Korea from the Korean War has been shut down again, just two weeks after being announced , due to renewed tensions over North Korea's planned satellite launch , reports the New York Times . The US was going to pay for the $5.7 million program, and two 30-member forensic investigation teams were just days away from beginning recovery work. “We have suspended that effort because we believe that North Korea has not acted appropriately in recent days and weeks and that it’s important for them to return to the standards of behavior that the international community has called for,” a Pentagon spokesman says. More»
