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Hankyoreh Highlights Obama Administration North Korea Power Struggle

» by February 16th, 2009 at 9:59 pm » Comments (1)

The Hankyoreh's executive editor Jung-soo Jang writes that there is a power struggle within the Obama administration between the people that want to emphasize the US-Japan alliance and negotiate to ...more »

North Korea Has Produced A Nuclear Warhead

» by February 14th, 2009 at 8:09 pm » Comments (0)

So says noted North Korean apologist Selig Harrison: A U.S. expert on North Korea says Pyongyang has likely produced a nuclear warhead. On Saturday, Japan’s Kyodo News quoted Director of the Asia ...more »

Stephen Bosworth Named New North Korea Nuclear Envoy

» by February 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am » Comments (7)

Yet another person from the Clinton Presidency has been added to President Obama's administration: [caption id="attachment_11290" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Stephen Bosworth"][/caption] Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is expected to ...more »

Picture of the Day: A.Q. Khan Released

» by February 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm » Comments (0)

The man that was responsible for smuggling nuclear technology to advance the North Korean nuclear program has been released: The US Congress will weigh Pakistan's decision to release nuclear scientist Abdul ...more »

Tong Kim: Obama Can Disarm Nuclear North Korea

» by January 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am » Comments (3)

This is about as likely as seeing North Korean peacekeepers helping the US military in Afghanistan: Barack Obama's historic inauguration as the 44th President of the United States has inspired America ...more »

North Koreans Caught Again with Equipment Tainted with Uranium

» by January 21st, 2009 at 9:05 pm » Comments (0)

Yes, the North Koreans never do learn as yet again they were caught with equipment tainted with uranium: The U.S. found particles of highly enriched uranium on a component used in ...more »

North Korea Threatens Military Action Against the South; Discloses Nuclear Weapons

» by January 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am » Comments (7)

I hope no one is getting to worked up by the latest North Korean threats: The North Korean Army on Saturday threatened military action against the South, saying President Lee Myung-bak ...more »

Secretary Rice Believes “A Lot Has Been Achieved” at the Six Party Talks

» by December 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm » Comments (1)

I guess no one can accuse Condeleeza Rice of not being an optimist: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview on Sunday that the United States did not ...more »

North Korea Does Have Nuclear Bombs

» by December 11th, 2008 at 3:37 pm » Comments (20)

So says US Defense Secretary Robert Gates: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea has indeed produced several nuclear bombs. The remarks come amid a controversy over a recent U.S. ...more »

North Korea Renegs on Nuclear Sampling

» by November 12th, 2008 at 8:29 am » Comments (2)

This is all so predictable, North Korea reneging on promises: North Korea on Wednesday denied Washington's earlier announcement that the reclusive country agreed to allow its partners in the six-party denuclearization ...more »

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