US welcomes N Korean inspection
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea's decision to allow UN inspectors in is 'a good step'.
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UN nuclear inspectors pay a "satisfactory" visit to a North Korean atomic reactor for the first time in four years.
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The White House said on Friday that  South Korea and other nations should send a "clear message" to  North Korea of their commitment to a nuclear-free peninsula  after Seoul admitted government scientists had enriched uranium  to nearly weapons-grade levels.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The North Korean nuclear issue lies at the heart of US policies toward the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean nuclear issue is one of top priority foreign policies of President Bushâs second administration.
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North Korea is fully prepared to shut down its nuclear facilities and allow inspections, a South Korean official said in New York, where envoys from Pyongyang and Washington are set to begin rare talks on improving ties.
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The United States has detected activity at potential test sites in North Korea indicating possible preparations for a nuclear test, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, as China urged restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test.
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A team of U.S. officials and nuclear experts crossed the heavily armed border into North Korea on Tuesday on a rare visit to survey the communist state's nuclear facilities.
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North Korea has told the United States it has shut down a nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the State Department said on Saturday after a team of U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Pyongyang.
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U.N. inspectors today began monitoring North Koreaâs promise to scale back its nuclear weapons program.
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With the successful launch, the country can monitor activities worldwide and better observe neighboring North Korea's nuclear program. By the Associated Press.
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US technical experts Tuesday began a rare visit to North Korea to examine ways to disable the communist state&#39;s nuclear programmes which have produced at least one atomic bomb.
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The head of a U.N. nuclear watchdog delegation said on Friday it was "satisfied" with a tour of a North Korean reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to scrap under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency said.
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South Korea went on high alert over possible infiltration by North Korean agents Tuesday after border guards found a hole cut in a fence. The alert came as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the North to return to nuclear talks if it wants international assistance.
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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's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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A US delegation says North Korea is ready to return to stalled talks on its nuclear programme.
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North Korea&#39;s foreign ministry said Saturday that talks with US chief negotiator Christopher Hill during his rare visit to Pyongyang to discuss nuclear disarmament were positive.
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North Korea has told the United  States it has shut down a nuclear reactor as part of a  disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday  after a team of U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Pyongyang.