N. Korea puts new demand, may delay nuclear shutdown
3134
North Korea has said it wants to get promised shipments of oil before shutting down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, delaying again a key obligation under a February nuclear agreement, U.S. officials said on Monday.
680707
North Korea's military proposed Friday holding direct talks with U.S. forces, an unusual plea amid recent progress on the nuclear standoff between the two countries.
146797
North Korea pledges to boost its "war deterrent", days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
572221
North Korea threatened on Saturday to double the size of its nuclear deterrent and the United States rejected its conditions for a resumption of talks
623236
North Korea is prepared to extend wide cooperation to the International Atomic Energy Agency in its mission to help shut down Pyongyang's weapons-capable nuclear facilities, an IAEA report made available Tuesday to The Associated Press suggests.
598488
North Korea pledges to boost its 'war deterrent', days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
309123
SEOUL -- South Korea yesterday added pressure on North Korea to comply with an international disarmament agreement, refusing the impoverished nation's demand to restore full aid shipments until after its main nuclear reactor is shut down.
516217
North Korea is looking for an extended delay in resuming negotiations over its nuclear weapons program and even told China there was no point in continuing the six-sided talks at all, a senior U.S. official says.
447239
North Korea threatened on Saturday to double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy aimed at unseating the communist leadership there.
462756
North Korea may delay discussions to prepare a fourth round of six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the communist nation&#39;s nuclear programs, US and UK government officials said.
52070
North Korea appears to have received funds it demanded be returned before closing a nuclear reactor and now needs to move quickly to shut down its source of bomb-grade plutonium, a top U.S. nuclear envoy said on Monday.
448863
Officials close to talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program say it is doubtful a new round of six-way talks to end the North Korean nuclear impasse will occur this month.
326944
North Korea has set tough terms for a freeze of one of its nuclear facilities, demanding that the United States exceed commitments made under a Clinton-era deal that the Bush administration previously derided as inadequate.
144631
North Korea said Friday it is willing to shut down its main nuclear reactor as soon as it receives an initial shipment of energy aid promised as a reward for closing the facility.
759339
How to verify that North Korea is shutting down its main nuclear reactor will dominate the agenda for a rare U.N. visit this week to the communist nation, a senior nuclear monitor said Monday.
447351
North Korea has reportedly said it plans to extract more plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.
185499
U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to discuss the communist nation's plans to fulfill its long-delayed pledge to shut down its main nuclear reactor.