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07 January North Korea Special Weapons News

  • Text: U.S., S. Korea, Japan Say N. Korean Nuclear Actions Unacceptable Washington File 07 Jan 2003 -- High-level delegations from the United States, South Korea and Japan said in a joint statement January 7 that North Korea's relations with the entire international community depend on its taking "prompt and verifiable action" to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs and comply with its nuclear safeguards commitments
  • Excerpt: U.S. "Willing to Talk" to North Korea Washington File 07 Jan 2003 -- The United States said that it is "willing to talk" to North Korea about its responsibilities to the international community for meeting nuclear safeguards obligations, but said it continues to refuse to join in negotiations over the terms of those obligations
  • Daily Press Briefing State Department 07 Jan 2002 -- Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group Joint Press Statement / Need for a Peaceful Resolution/ Support for Dialogue / Dismantling Nuclear Weapons Program/ International Commitments / Travel in the Region by A/S Kelly and U/S Bolton / Denuclearization of the Peninsula / Compliance with Obligations to International Atomic Energy Agency / South Korean Proposition for Security Guarantee / Non-aggression Treaty/ Export Shipments/ Future Meetings / Channels of Communication with North Korea / National Security Strategy
  • Defense Leaders Discuss Difference Between Iraq, North Korea Threats AFPS 07 Jan 2003-- North Korea's recent admission that it's pursuing a banned nuclear weapons program does not put it in the same boat as Iraq, officials contend.
  • DPR of Korea has just weeks to comply with resolution, IAEA says UN News Centre 07 Jan 2003 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has just weeks to begin complying with a resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) before the matter is referred to the Security Council for action, a spokesperson for the watchdog body said today
  • U-S-NORTH KOREA VOA 07 Jan 2003 -- Senior diplomats from the United States, South Korea and Japan are meeting at the State Department in an effort to forge a common front on North Korea's nuclear program. The meeting comes in advance of an Asian mission by the Bush administration's "point man" on North Korea, Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly
  • U-S / NORTH KOREA VOA 07 Jan 2003 -- The United States says it is willing to talk to North Korea about the on-going crisis over its nuclear actions, but is not willing to make concessions or offer quid pro quos to persuade it to give up its nuclear program. Tuesday's statement followed a three-way meeting of senior U-S, South Korean and Japanese diplomats in Washington
  • BUSH / IRAQ / KOREA VOA 07 Jan 2003 -- President Bush says international diplomacy will ultimately solve the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. But Mr. Bush is still taking a different approach with Iraq where he says Saddam Hussein must surrender all weapons of mass destruction
  • WFP/NORTH KOREA VOA 07 Jan 2003 -- The U-N World Food Program says millions of people in North Korea are going hungry because of a sharp drop in contributions from international donors
  • NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS VOA 07 Jan 2003-- North Korea is accusing the United States of pushing for economic sanctions to isolate the communist nation in a dispute over its nuclear program
  • KCNA on U.S. moves for MD establishment KCNA 07 Jan 2003-- The United States is putting into practice the controversial plan for the establishment of the Missile Defense System (MD). President Bush instructed the U.S. forces to start the deployment of this system. Then, U.S. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld blustered that the decision to deploy the MD network would have a deterrent effect on somebody.
  • U.S., South Korea, Japan Begin Talks on North Korea Washington File 07 Jan 2003-- The United States, South Korea and Japan began discussions January 6 to find an appropriate response to North Korea's renewed nuclear weapons program.




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