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North Korea nuke revelations stir US policy worry
Nov 22, 2010 22:29 EST
Latest North Korea nuclear revelations could spur US to confront whether its policy works. The United States and its partners have pushed North Korea for years to abandon its atomic ambitions, but the North has conducted two nuclear tests and now claims it has 2,000 centrifuges producing uranium for a new reactor.
S.Korea tells China of 'concern' at North's nukes
Nov 22, 2010 22:27 EST
South Korea expressed "grave concern" at North Korea's latest nuclear revelations when its chief nuclear envoy visited China this week, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
US envoy says six-party talks won't resume
Nov 22, 2010 21:35 EST
US envoy says six-party talks can't start as NKorea works on uranium facility. Talks among six nations to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs in return for aid and other concessions won't resume while Pyongyang works on a new uranium enrichment facility, a U.S. envoy said Tuesday.
NKorean nuclear claims contradict Pyongyang pledges: US
Nov 22, 2010 19:32 EST
North Korean claims to have built a uranium enrichment plant contradict Pyongyang's obligations, the White House said Monday, as it left the door ajar for "serious" negotiations.
N.Korea accused of breaking nuclear pledges
Nov 22, 2010 16:43 EST
North Korea Monday stood accused of breaking international pledges as its partners in six-party nuclear talks reacted angrily to claims that Pyongyang has built a working uranium enrichment plant.
North Korea nuke revelations stir US policy worry
Nov 22, 2010 14:35 EST
Latest North Korea nuclear revelations could spur US to confront whether its policy works. The United States and its partners have pushed North Korea for years to abandon its atomic ambitions, but the North has conducted two nuclear tests and now claims it has 2,000 centrifuges producing uranium for a new reactor.
US angered by 'provocative' NKorea nuclear plant
Nov 22, 2010 09:27 EST
US officials accused North Korea of flouting UN sanctions and seeking to destabilize the region amid the latest claims that the secretive state has built a sophisticated, new uranium enrichment plant.
N.Korea nuclear disclosures spark global alarm
Nov 22, 2010 04:26 EST
North Korea's claims to have a working uranium enrichment plant -- a possible second route to a nuclear bomb -- sparked anger Monday in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
US angered by 'provocative' NKorea nuclear plant
Nov 21, 2010 21:41 EST
US officials accused North Korea of flouting UN sanctions and seeking to destabilize the region amid the latest claims that the secretive state has built a sophisticated, new uranium enrichment plant.
U.S. says China must press North Korea on uranium program
Nov 21, 2010 19:07 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's effort to enrich uranium is typical of its defiance of the United Nations, and major powers including China must put pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions, senior U.S. officials said on Sunday.
North Korea triggers concern with new nuclear plant
Nov 21, 2010 13:15 EST
Fresh fears were raised Sunday about North Korea's nuclear ambitions as an American scientist revealed he had toured a modern, new uranium enrichment plant equipped with at least 1,000 centrifuges.
Scientist: NKorea has 'stunning' new nuke facility
Nov 21, 2010 10:59 EST
US scientist says North Korea has secretly built a 'stunning' new nuclear enrichment facility. North Korea's claim of a new, highly sophisticated uranium enrichment facility could be a ploy to win concessions in nuclear talks or an attempt to bolster leader Kim Jong Il's apparent heir.
U.S. envoy in Asia amid new North Korea nuclear concern
Nov 21, 2010 08:12 EST
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. envoy on North Korea will discuss with key Asian nations ways to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions amid fresh concerns about its uranium enrichment program.
Scientist: NKorea builds new nuclear facility
Nov 21, 2010 05:53 EST
US Scientist: NKorea has secretly built a new, highly sophisticated facility to enrich uranium. North Korea has secretly and quickly built a new, highly sophisticated facility to enrich uranium, according to an American nuclear scientist, raising fears that the North is ramping up its atomic program despite international pressure.
Top US envoy on North Korea to visit Asia
Nov 21, 2010 00:24 EST
Top US envoy on NKorea to visit SKorea, China, Japan for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program. The Obama administration's special envoy on North Korea plans to visit South Korea, Japan and China, officials said Sunday, as fears rise that North Korea is ramping up its nuclear program.
N.Korea showed US scientist new nuclear plant: report
Nov 20, 2010 22:37 EST
North Korea last week showed an American scientist a vast, new plant for enriching uranium with hundreds of centrifuges already installed and running, the New York Times has reported.
Satellite images support North Korea reactor claim
Nov 19, 2010 00:35 EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - Satellite images of activity at North Korea's main nuclear complex support Pyongyang's claims it is constructing an experimental light water reactor in defiance of global pressure to denuclearize, a U.S. think tank says.
N.Korea to build light-water reactor soon: expert
Nov 16, 2010 22:16 EST
North Korea claims to be building an experimental light-water nuclear reactor for completion by 2012, says a US expert who visited the communist state this month.
S.Korea voices concern at N.Korea nuclear report
Nov 15, 2010 03:18 EST
A US scientist who travelled to the North last week said Saturday he had been told by officials there that work has started on such a reactor.
US scientist says North Korea building light-water reactor
Nov 13, 2010 16:18 EST
"They were saying that they are constructing a small experimental light-water reactor (in Yongbyon), eventually of the size of about 25 to 30 megawatts," Siegfried Hecker said in footage by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
