N. Korea said likely improving technology
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TOKYO -- North Korea is likely improving its missile technology, and recent signs that it may be preparing to test a ballistic missile are troubling, a top US military official said Sunday.
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SEOUL, South Korea  - North Korea said Saturday it  would link South Korea's disclosure of unauthorized nuclear  experiments by government scientists to efforts to restart  multiparty talks on the North's nuclear arms ambitions.
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Six-party negotiations on winding up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with hopes raised for progress on at least the first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys last month.
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Signs that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern, a US commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.
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North Korea pledges to boost its 'war deterrent', days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
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North Korea is urging an end to what it calls U.S. hostility, while Washington believes the time is ripe for real progress when six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs restart on Monday.
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A top U.S. diplomat said on Friday weekend talks between the United States and North Korea may signal whether the push to end Pyongyang's nuclear programs was beginning to gather speed.
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North Korea will receive its first promised shipment of energy aid next week, South Korea said Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang's reclusive leader urged progress in a deal to dismantle his country's nuclear programs.
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Negotiators over North Korea's nuclear program prepared on Thursday to consider a proposed deal that promises rare progress toward disarmament, as Pyongyang said it was willing to consider initial steps.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to forsake its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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North Korea said Monday that it will not give up nuclear development in light of unauthorized nuclear experiments by South Korea, where U.N. inspectors nuclear inspectors were conducting an investigation.
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North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial dispute with Washington is not resolved, a source said on Wednesday, a sign of Pyongyang's impatience with a lack of progress in talks.
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North Korea has said it may slow down work to disable its nuclear plants because of what it called a delay in promised energy aid, Japanese media reported Thursday.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing  North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move  ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday,  welcoming Pyongyang&#39;s invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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Expected international talks on North Korea's nuclear program to firm up a deadline for the country to disable its facilities so it can no longer produce weapons have been postponed, regional officials said Monday.
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North Korea's disabling of its key  nuclear complex is proceeding "smoothly," Chinese state media  on Wednesday quoted a visiting deputy foreign minister as  saying.
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Reports out of Japan claim that there are activities in North Korea implying that the country may be preparing to launch one of its ballistic missiles.