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North Korea Nuclear Weapons

The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision

Russ Wellen | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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Russ Wellen

The field of nuclear weapons has long needed fresh perspectives. For decades there was deterrence, and then disarmament. Finally, there is a group with potential to break new ground.

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Sarkozy the Realist; Obama the Dreamer

Michael D. Brown | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver

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Michael D. Brown

I would very much like to have a world without nuclear weapons. I do not, however, believe that it is practical or even possible to have such a world.

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North Korea Says Uranium Program Near Completion

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it is on the threshold of mastering a new way of building atomic bombs, pressuring the United State...

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North Korea Claims To Be In Last Stage Of Enriching Uranium

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that it is in the final stages of enriching uranium, a process that could give the nation a second ...

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UN North Korea Sanction Bars 5 Top Officials From Leaving Country

Bloomberg | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

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The United Nations Security Council barred five North Korean officials from leaving their country and ordered their foreign assets frozen as punishmen...

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Obama On Nuclear Weapons: Washington, Moscow Must Take The Lead

AP | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global effor...

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North Korea: A Test for Progressives

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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Amitai Etzioni

North Korea poses a special test for progressives because unlike the invasion of Iraq, this time the United State is meeting the criteria previously posed by progressives.

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USS John McCain Set To Intercept North Korean Ship Carrying Weapons

Fox News | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

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The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senio...

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North Korean Ships Subject To US Interdiction: White House

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it is prepared to confront ships believed to be carrying contraband materials to North Korea b...

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Kim Jong-Un, 'Brilliant Comrade' Touted In North Korean Media

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korea's authoritarian leader has been given the title of "Brilliant Comrade," a sign the communis...

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North Korea Threatens "Merciless Offensive" With Nuclear Weapons If Provoked

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has informed the U.S. of up to 20 North Korean bank accounts suspected of being involved in counterfeiting, mon...

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Why North Korea's Antics Are Good For Obama

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

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Stuart Whatley

Following its initial hullabaloo, the current standoff may be a foreign policy windfall for the Obama administration by uniting typically disparate regional players

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It's Not About North Korea

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

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Stuart Whatley

As North Korea closes itself off to the outside world even more, China's unique role as an interlocutor will become even more necessary.

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UN Security Council condemns NKorea nuke test

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Monday as "a clear violation" of a 2006 resolution an...

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Ahmadinejad Challenges Obama To Debate At U.N.

AP | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed on Monday a face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama at the United Nations if he is re-electe...

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Obama: North Korea "Recklessly Challenging" World With Nuclear Test

AP | MERRILL HARTSON | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama assailed North Korea Monday for new missile tests, saying the world must "stand up to" Pyongyang and demand ...

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John Bolton: North Korea Will Test Nukes Again

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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The curtain is about to rise again on the long-running nuclear tragicomedy, "North Korea Outwits the United States." Despite Kim Jong Il's explicit th...

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North Korea Expels Nuclear Inspectors, Vows To Restart Reactors

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmamen...

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Russia: We Can Shoot Down N Korea's Missiles

News24 | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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A Russian general said on Thursday that the nation's military is capable of shooting down missiles like the one launched by North Korea over the weeke...

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North Korea: UN Security Council Divided On Response

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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Despite the initial hullabaloo that followed North Korea's Sunday test launch of a Taepodong-2 missile, the UN security council has so far failed to i...

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US Can Intercept North Korean Missiles: Pentagon

Koreatimes.co.kr | By Jung Sung-ki | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

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The United States has successfully intercepted missiles flying from North Korea three times in virtual scenarios testing its ballistic missile defense...

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Before Clinton's South Korea Visit, North Korea Steps Up War Rhetoric

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are "fully ready" for war with South Korea, just hours ...

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Stephen Bosworth: Clinton's North Korea Envoy

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hopes to appoint a special envoy to deal with U.S. policy on North Korea before she leave...

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Clinton Eyes Asia For First Trip Abroad: Diplomats

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking to Asia as she plans her first trip abroad as secretary of state. Diplomats briefed on the plann...

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Negotiators Prepare To Hold North Korea Nuclear Talks, Gloomy About Progress

AP | Kwang-Tae Kim | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

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BEIJING — Negotiators in the latest round of talks on North Korea's nuclear program sat down for a second day Tuesday to discuss ways to overcom...

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