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North Korea

Combine an unpredictable dictator with a nuclear reactor, and all bets are off

When President Bush included North Korea in a certain Evil Axis in the 2002 State of the Union, it spelled the beginning of an unprecedented nuclear buildup there—producing as many as a dozen atomic bombs. Rogue strongman Kim Jong-Il maintains the menacing reactor in Yongbyon has peaceful applications, but the US and China have put serious, if vacillating, pressure on Pyongyang to shut it down. Recent resumption of talks—and the unfreezing of $25 million in a bank in Macau—seem to be bearing diplomatic fruit, with some saying a disarmament deal may be imminent.

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June 2008
- Rice: Diplomacy Key in Progress on North Korea
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 26, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Diplomacy is working with North Korea, and the US has made few concessions to bring the rogue state closer to eliminating its nuclear ambitions, Condoleezza Rice writes in today’s Wall Street Journal . "We and the other four parties will expect North Korea to cooperate with us in verifying the accuracy and completeness of its declaration," the Secretary of State writes. "And if that cooperation is lacking, we will respond accordingly." More »
- North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Data
  
  BBC | Jun 26, 08 7:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The North Korean regime has submitted a long-awaited rundown of its nuclear program to China, 6 months after its due date. The report is expected to detail the nation's plutonium enrichment efforts, but will probably leave out details of its nuclear arsenal, reports the BBC. The White House responded by notifying Congress of its intent to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in 45 days. More »
- Bush to Ask Congress to Take N. Korea off Terror List
  
  The Washington Note | Jun 25, 08 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush will ask Congress tomorrow to remove North Korea from the “terrorist watch list,” reports Steve Clemons in the Washington Note, a move meant to build confidence with Kim Jong-Il and China in the quest to bring the North back from its nuclear pariah status. In return, reports the Age, Pyongyang is today to list all its nuclear activities and permanently disable its nuclear reactor. More »
- China Admits Burying US POW From Korean War
  
  Associated Press | Jun 20, 08 8:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China has for the first time admitted holding an American prisoner from the Korean War on its soil, AP reports. The Vermont man, just 18 when he was captured, died in China and was buried there, officials said. China authorities, who said the prisoner was mentally ill, had previously insisted no American POWs were taken from North Korea. More »
- Arms Smugglers Had Nuke Blueprints
  
  Washington Post | Jun 15, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Smugglers who sold weapons parts to Libya, Iran, and North Korea also had blueprints for a compact nuclear weapon—plans that could have been sold “to some of the most treacherous regimes in the world," warns an upcoming report by American and international investigators. The device could be attached to missiles used by Iran and many developing countries, according to the Washington Post . More »
- Top Vacations Off-Limits to Americans
  
  Foreign Policy | Jun 14, 08 4:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Here are top spots for an exotic foreign trip—except that Washington has labeled them off-limits or far too dangerous. Foreign Policy lists five: Mt. Kumgang is North Korea's "unspoiled spiritual retreat," but Americans will be quarantined by Pyongyang if they can even get in. More »
May 2008
- Obama, McCain Mix It Up on Nuclear Policy
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 27, 08 6:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain called for a new nuclear arms pact with Russia and said the US should show more "broad-minded internationalism" to reduce weapons around the world. McCain seemed to distance himself from President Bush's policies, and he took a veiled swipe at Barack Obama for the notion that sitting down with "hostile governments" is all that's necessary to rein in nuclear programs, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »
- North Korea Hands Nuclear Docs to US
  
  Associated Press | May 8, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Seeming to move closer to US demands for information, North Korea handed key documents on its nuclear weapons program to an American diplomat today, the AP reports. The records provide information on the North’s silenced plutonium reactor, and would allow American officials to fact-check a still-awaited summary of the country’s nuclear workings. More »
April 2008
- Thousands Cheer Torch in N. Korea
  
  Reuters | Apr 28, 08 5:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tens of thousands of North Koreans took to the streets to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch today, marking a radically different greeting for the often-harried flame, Reuters reports. People waved North Korean and Chinese flags, danced, cheered, and sang military songs. The welcome contrasted sharply with waves of protests at other global relays that have driven the torch inside vehicles and behind walls of security guards. More »
- Torch Protests Continue in S. Korea
  
  Reuters | Apr 27, 08 10:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Olympic torch again met with a clash of protesters today as it arrived in South Korea, Reuters reports. Some South Koreans are angered by Beijing’s human rights record, but the majority are pro-Chinese, wearing their country’s flag and chanting, “No politics, only Olympics.” Despite 8,000 police officers, the rallies turned briefly violent when Chinese students kicked a South Korean protester and threw stones at anti-China demonstrators. More »
- Torch Relay Fires Up Thousands in Japan
  
  BBC | Apr 25, 08 8:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A pro-China crowd peppered with protesters welcomed the Olympic torch relay in Japan today, BBC reports. Japan's national baseball manager kicked off the run in Nagano with 40 riot cops on each side, mostly blocking the view of thousands of onlookers. Cops nabbed one protester for trying to grab the torch and made two arrests, BBC reports. More »
- Syria Must 'Come Clean' on Nukes, US Says
  
  Washington Post | Apr 24, 08 8:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A covert nuclear reactor in Syria was only months away from producing uranium for weapons when Israel destroyed it in a bombing raid, US intelligence officials say. The officials briefed members of Congress on the Israeli raid in September, asserting that North Korea helped Syria build the site. The White House said Syria "must come clean" about its nuclear activities. More »
- Video Links North Korea to Syrian Reactor
  
  New York Times | Apr 24, 08 4:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Video showing a nuclear reactor under construction in Syria is expected to be released today by the White House, the New York Times reports. The video, shot before the reactor was obliterated by Israeli air strikes, confirms that Syrians had North Korean technological help. The design is similar to one used by North Korea to create weapons-grade plutonium. More »
- CIA to Brief Congress on Syria-North Korea Nuke Pact
  
  Reuters | Apr 23, 08 7:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Details of a suspected secret pact between North Korea and Syria to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons technology will be revealed in closed-door CIA briefings of lawmakers, Reuters reports. The pact is apparently linked to an Israeli air raid on a suspected nuclear site in Syria last year. The briefing comes as Washington moves closer to an agreement by North Korea to finally declare details of its nuclear program. More »