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10 January North Korea Special Weapons News

  • PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA United Nations 10 Jan 2003
  • Daily Press Briefing State Department 10 Jan 2003 -- Gov. Richardson (D-NM) and Reports of Special Envoy / Communiqué with other Countries and IAEA / Nonproliferation Treaty and Denuclearization / European Union / Specific Issue of 90 Days / North Korean Statement / State Dept./ White House Meetings with South Korean Advisor / United Nations' North Korean Mission / United Nations Security Council / KEDO / Australian Mission and Foreign Minister Downer / North Korea Meeting Obligations and Status of Treaty
  • North Korea Withdraws From NPT Korea-net 10 Jan 2003 -- North Korea declared its immediate withdrawal from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Pyongyang's official (North) Korean Central News Agency said Friday
  • Statement of DPRK Government on its withdrawal from NPT KCNA 10 Jan 2003 -- The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a statement today as regards the grave situation where the national sovereignty and the supreme interests of the state are most seriously threatened by the U.S. vicious hostile policy toward the DPRK
  • Rodong Sinmun on U.S. strategy for domination over DPRK KCNA 10 Jan 2003 -- The U.S. warmongers should clearly know that the U.S. strategy for domination over the DPRK is a pipe-dream and immediately stop their reckless military pressure on the DPRK
  • Rodong Sinmun on U.S. blockade and sanctions KCNA 10 Jan 2003 -- The people's army and people of Korea have long suffered from the blockade and sanctions of the U.S. imperialists and the international reactionaries, but they will not be surprised or daunted by any tougher blockade and sanctions. Rodong Sinmun says this today in a signed article
  • DPRK FM sends letter to UNSC president KCNA 10 Jan 2003 -- Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun mailed a letter to the president of the UN Security Council today as regards the DPRK's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
  • Plight of North Koreans Will Worsen, Senator Brownback Says Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- Senator Sam Brownback (Republican from Kansas) predicts that the desperate plight of North Koreans will worsen
  • Lugar, ElBaradei Discuss North Korea, Iraq in Capitol Hill Meeting Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (Republican-Indiana) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, told reporters January 10 that if North Korea takes the first step to resume the dialogue with the United States "there is light at the end of the tunnel."
  • Powell Says North Korean Disrespect for NPT Must Be Dealt With Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell January 10 condemned North Korea's announced intention to withdraw from the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but also expressed his desire "to continue to search for a solution."
  • North Korean NPT Withdrawal Called "Provocative Step" Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- The decision of North Korea to withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is clearly not a positive development and is "another provocative step by the North Koreans in their policy of nuclear brinkmanship that violates international norms and only serves just to further isolate North Korea," State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker told journalists January 10 at a Washington Foreign Press Center briefing.
  • U.S. Stresses It Has No Intention of Attacking North Korea Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- The United States has "no hostile intent" toward North Korea, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said at a January 9 briefing.
  • White House: North Korea's Withdrawal from NPT of "Serious Concern" Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- The Bush administration views "as a matter of serious concern" North Korea's announcement that it is withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT) Treaty, and wants a peaceful, multilateral solution to the problem, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters January 10.
  • Bolton Stresses North Korea, Iraq Situations "Different" Washington File 10 Jan 2003 -- U.S. policies toward Iraqi and North Korean possession of weapons of mass destruction differ because "the factual circumstances of the two cases are different," says Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton
  • RUSSIA / JAPAN / SUMMIT VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Russia and Japan have criticized North Korea's decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is in Moscow meeting with President Vladimir Putin
  • North Korean Nuclear Crisis VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- North Korea has officially withdrawn from an international treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. North Korea blamed its decision on the United States. It says the administration of President Bush plans to crush North Korea in a nuclear attack
  • UN/KOREA VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- The U-N Security Council has decided to meet next week to discuss North Korea's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. North Korea's United Nations ambassador warned Friday that any U-N sanctions imposed on Pyongyang would be considered "a declaration of war."
  • U-S-North Korea Wrap VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- The Bush administration has condemned North Korea's announced intention to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the N-P-T, but none-the-less says it remains committed to a diplomatic solution. Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed the issue late Friday with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed el-Baradei
  • NORTH KOREA / N-P-T WITHDRAWAL VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- North Korea has announced that it is pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty immediately and will not let U-N nuclear inspectors back into the country.
  • U-S-North Korea Wrap VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- The Bush administration has condemned North Korea's announced intention to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the N-P-T, but none-the-less says it remains committed to a diplomatic solution. Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed the issue late Friday with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed el-Baradei
  • NORKOR/WORLD REACT VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Governments around the world are expressing alarm at North Korea's decision to pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • U-S-North Korea Talks VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- U-S officials say North Korean diplomats meeting in New Mexico with state governor Bill Richardson have conveyed "nothing particularly new" on the on-going nuclear crisis, but have expressed interest in dialogue with the United
  • U-S / NORTH / SOUTH KOREA VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Did pressure from South Korea help bring about the resumption of a dialogue between North Korea and the United States. Some analysts say yes.
  • RUSSIA / JAPAN / SUMMIT VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Russia and Japan are alarmed at North Korea's decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the move at a summit meeting in the Kremlin
  • BUSH / NORTH KOREA VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- President Bush and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin Friday discussed North Korea's decision to withdraw from the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, as the U-S State Department condemned the North Korean action. The State Department called the decision "a serious challenge" to the international community. North Korea says any U-N sanctions in response to the move would be considered an "act of war."
  • IAEA Director General calls on North Korea to reverse its decision on NPT withdrawal IAEA 10 Jan 2003 -- IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, said today that the decision by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was "a continuation of a policy of defiance and was counterproductive to ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula."
  • Security Council notified of DPR of Korea's withdrawal from nuclear arms accord UN News Centre 10 Jan 2003 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has sent a letter informing the Security Council of its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the President of the 15-nation body said today
  • Annan regrets DPR of Korea's decision to withdraw from nuclear weapons treaty UN News Centre 10 Jan 2003 -- Following the announcement by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he regretted the move and strongly urged Pyongyang to reconsider its decision
  • IAEA urges DPR of Korea to reconsider decision to pull out of nuclear arms pact UN News Centre 10 Jan 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to reconsider its decision to withdraw from a global nuclear weapons treaty and urged Pyongyang to engage in dialogue with the international community
  • NORTH KOREA / REACT VOA 10 Jan 2003-- Governments in Asia and Europe are condemning North Korea's decision to pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (N-P-T). France is calling for the U-N Security Council to take up the matter, while Australia is planning to send a senior delegation to Pyongyang to ease the crisis sparked by North Korea's nuclear ambitions
  • NORTH KOREA / N-P-T WITHDRAWAL UPDATE VOA 10 Jan 2003-- North Korea has announced that it is pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty immediately and will not let U-N nuclear inspectors back into the country
  • NORTH KOREA / N-P-T WITHDRAWAL VOA 10 Jan 2003-- North Korea has announced that it is pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty immediately and will not let U-N nuclear inspectors back into the country.




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