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North Korea threatens to call off nuclear disarmament talks

North Korea: Nuclear disarmament is off if military exercises proceed, The Hill, By Bridget Johnson – 03/07/10 North Korea said Sunday that if the U.S. moves forward with a South Korean military exercise, nuclear disarmament is off.” Continue reading →

March 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

North Korea alarmed by South Korea’s “first nuclear strike” position

North Korea warns South Korea over ‘declaration of war’ One India News Beijing, Jan.25 (ANI): North Korea has warned South Korean that it considering a “pre-emptive” strike in the event of a nuclear attack from Pyongyang, amounts to an “open declaration of war”. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Weapons smuggled in North Korean plane

North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand Five held in Bangkok over 35-tonne cargo which included rocket launchers, grenades and missiles missiles Simon Tisdall guardian.co.uk, 13 December 2009 Continue reading →

December 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment

North Korea to ‘co-operate’ in nuclear talks

North Korea agrees nuclear ‘co-operation’ with US BBC News 14 Dec 09

North Korea says it will continue to co-operate with the US on ending its nuclear programme and agrees that stalled talks need to resume.

The country’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang would work with the US to “narrow remaining differences”. Continue reading →

December 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

North Korea: no bomb soon – but uranium enrichment continues

A look at North Korea’s nuclear arms ambitions

Reuters Oct 5, 2009 10:1

“…………….NUCLEAR WEAPONS Even though it has exploded nuclear devices, North Korea has not shown that it has a working nuclear bomb.Experts said they do not believe the North has the ability to miniaturise an atomic weapon to place on a missile, but the secretive state has been trying to develop such a warhead. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

North Korea moving ahead with uranium enrichment

Pyongyang is in ‘final phase’ of uranium program
North’s envoy tells Security Council about its ‘weaponized’ plutonium
Joongangla Daily By Yoo Jee-ho 5 Sept
North Korea said yesterday its uranium enrichment program for nuclear weapons production has entered its final phase and that it is making more weapons from extracted plutonium. The North also claimed it is prepared for both dialogue and punitive measures. Continue reading →

September 5, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment