U.S. Weighs Sanctions Against North Korea
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The Bush administration is developing an extensive list of possible new sanctions against North Korea, senior officials said Thursday.
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Supporters of a resolution that would impose limited sanctions on North Korea agreed to delay a vote in the hope that China can pressure Pyongyang to return to six-party talks on its nuclear program and halt missile tests, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday.
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Major powers are set to hold talks on Thursday to discuss a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department.
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Economic sanctions against North Korea  are "one option," but care is needed in deciding whether to  take that step, Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura  said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang warned Japan that  imposing sanctions would be tantamount to war.
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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.
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Japan&#39;s foreign minister said Sunday that Tokyo remains cautious about imposing economic sanctions on North Korea because the impoverished communist country could use it as an excuse to pull out of bilateral talks.
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The U.S. and other regional powers will meet Friday to discuss Asian security concerns after North Korea refused to talk with negotiating partners on its nuclear and missile programs, officials said.
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Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North&#039;s missile bases would violate its constitution, suggesting it could take stronger action against the reclusive regime if the U.N. Security Council rejects its resolution calling for sanctions.
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The U.S. pointman on North Korea on Wednesday left open the possibility Pyongyang could be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism before it completely gives up its nuclear programs.
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WASHINGTON : The US intelligence community is in the grip of an internal debate on whether new data on North Korea should be interpreted as a sign the country is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test, US administration officials said.
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Analysts are concerned that North Korea may see an opportunity to deepen the wedge between the allies.
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North Korea wants the United States to  free its overseas bank accounts and for countries to drop  sanctions imposed after Pyongyang tested a nuclear weapon,  South Korea's Yonhap news agency on Wednesday quoted its envoy  as saying.
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The United States warned North Korea Monday of potential economic and political fallout after the Stalinist state failed to meet a year-end deadline to come clean on its nuclear activity.
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Experts from America, Russia and China will travel to North Korea later this month to study how the country's nuclear facilities can be shut down, a US official says.
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North Korea says the United States must either change or clarify its position on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear program before the six-party talks resume.
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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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WASHINGTON - The United States has warned that North Korea might have to be brought before the United Nations Security Council if it refuses to take part in six-party talks to end its nuclear weapons drive.