U.S. urged to reassess claim against North Korea
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The United States should reexamine a  questionable charge that North Korea has a covert uranium  enrichment program, a key American complaint against Pyongyang  that could complicate the new nuclear weapons deal, experts  said on Wednesday.
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The United States is somewhat less confident that North Korea has a production-scale covert nuclear enrichment program than it used to be, a top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.
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North Korea has accused the United States of threatening war by carrying out a test of its missile defense system and conducting joint military exercises with the South.
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As questions emerge over whether a large explosion last week in North Korea was nuclear-related, top US officials do not think it was a nuclear test.
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North Korea is seriously reconsidering its role in talks on its nuclear plans because of what it sees as a concerted campaign to topple the North's ruling system, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought  South Korea's support on Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North  Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to  entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
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North Korea has not provided a full account of its nuclear program despite Pyongyang's statement asserting it already made a declaration required under a disarmament deal, U.S. officials said on Friday.
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The US insists North Korea has enriched uranium, after doubts were cast on US intelligence claims.
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The United States has urged China to work harder to persuade North Korea to return to talks over its nuclear weapons drive. US special envoy, Joseph DeTrani, has asked Beijing to step up efforts to bring Pyongyang
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A top South Korean official on Sunday urged the United States to engage diplomatically with North Korea to resolve a dispute over the North's nuclear weapons program, comparing such a policy to President Nixon's decision to recognize China in the 1970s.
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The Bush administration is weighing responses to a possible North Korean missile test that include attempting to shoot it down in flight over the Pacific, defense officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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North Korea rejected the United Statesâ demand for a more thorough account on whether it has tried to enrich uranium for atomic weapons.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought South Korea's support on Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
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The US says it is not ready to engage broadly with North Korea despite warmer relations recently.
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The planned resumption next week of six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has fanned speculation about a U.S.-North Korean trade-off that is making both supporters and skeptics of a potential deal uneasy.
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The U.S. and North Korea are talking again, but will Pyongyang keep its promise to abandon nuclear weapons?
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Beijing: US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed China on Monday to convince North Korea to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs and urged Beijing to take up a Taiwanese offer for dialogue.