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US & South Korea to Keep Sanctions Until North Korea Disarms

» by September 18th, 2009 at 7:14 pm » Comments (2)

It only took them 15 years to figure this out: South Korea and the U.S. are working out a strategy to avoid falling for North Korea's brinkmanship tactics again after almost ...more »

Did Threat of A 3rd Nuclear Test Lead to Bilateral Talks with North Korea?

» by September 14th, 2009 at 5:38 am » Comments (8)

This sounds like a pretty plausible theory of why the Obama administration so quickly gave in to demands from the North Koreans to hold bilateral talks: More rumors that North Korea ...more »

US Agrees to Bi-lateral Talks with North Korea

» by September 11th, 2009 at 6:23 pm » Comments (15)

The bi-lateral talks were obviously going to happen, but I am surprised the Obama administration folded this quick: In a dramatic policy shift, the Obama administration Friday said it is willing ...more »

Victor Cha On North Korea’s “Smile Diplomacy”

» by September 6th, 2009 at 9:51 am » Comments (2)

Victor Cha has a really good interview on the Council on Foreign Relations website that I highly recommend everyone check out.  Here is a quick excerpt: Victor D. Cha, who served ...more »

North Korea Has No Interest In Agreed Framework 3.0

» by July 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am » Comments (1)

So much for Agreed Framework 3.0: North Korea on Thursday rejected as "nonsense" an incentive package flagged by the U.S. in return for complete and irreversible denuclearization. At a press conference at ...more »

North Korea Linked to Possible Myanmar Nuclear Program

» by July 24th, 2009 at 5:00 am » Comments (1)

Like many article about North Korea this one about North Korea proliferating nuclear technology to Myanmar (Burma) is pretty thinly sourced: (Via Democracy for Burma) THE recent aborted voyage of a North ...more »

Is Agreed Framework 3.0 On the Way for North Korea?

» by July 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 pm » Comments (0)

There has been speculation that back door talks were ongoing with North Korea from the Obama administration and I hope it doesn't mean conditions are being set for yet another ...more »

David Albright Comments On North Korean HEU Program

» by June 16th, 2009 at 10:39 am » Comments (3)

It looks like I was wrong about David Albright he in fact isn't going to keep quiet about the recent revelations that North Korea has a secret uranium program: A U.S. ...more »

Did North Korea Really Detonate A Nuclear Weapon?

» by June 15th, 2009 at 3:02 pm » Comments (5)

Could it be that the 2nd North Korean nuclear test was just a big hoax? South Korean and U.S. authorities have yet to detect radioactive debris in the vicinity of Punggye-ri, ...more »

Unification Minister: North Korea’s Uranium Program Dated to Before 2002

» by June 15th, 2009 at 8:02 am » Comments (1)

If you are wondering why we haven't heard anything from David Albright lately here is why: North Korea is believed to have started a uranium enrichment program before the U.S. government ...more »

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