Take that Hans Brix!
Posted on 08/26/2008 1:26:36 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea to suspend nuclear disablement
48 minutes ago
North Korea said on Tuesday it would suspend disablement of its nuclear facilities and consider restoring the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, accusing the United States of violating a disarmament deal.
"We have decided to immediately suspend disabling our nuclear facilities," the North's KCNA news agency quoted a foreign ministry official as saying.
"This measure has been effective on August 14 and related parties have been notified of it," the official said.
Regional powers have been pressing North Korea to accept stringent measures to verify the declaration it made in July of its nuclear program. The United States has put off taking the North off its list of state sponsors of terrorism until there is agreement on verification.
The announcement comes after comments on Monday by the U.S. envoy for nuclear talks with the communist state that he had "substantive" talks with his North Korean counterpart.
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Ping!
They never really intended to follow through in the first place.
Probably not. This is akin to Iran starting to build a new nuclear power plant. Delays, smoke, and mirrors.
Sounds like this administration is getting shafted by little Kim just like the past ones have.
So let’s send them some more aid huh?
It is all seamless and it knows no partisan boundaries.
It is known as State Department bureaucracy.
The fall for it under Democrats. They fall for it under Republicans.
What's more, Pyongyang fully knew this in advance.
Oh well. There goes Chris Hill's cushy teaching post and George Bush's Nobel Peace Prize.
Ah yes, the U.S. State Dept. Just one of many many govt agencies that would be best closed forever.
No, I am not surprised at this move.
Thank you for the ping.
Yeah they say disarmed it but I like to see evidence Tiger
LOL. That was quick. Like you can ever trust this little punk.
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