Friday, May 1, 2009

North Korea News Updates -- May 2, 2009

North Korea has demanded the UN apologize for
condemning its recent rocket launch[Reuters]


US Official Expects North Korean Nuclear Test -- AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Obama administration official said he expects that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament negotiations.

At an event at the Brookings Institution, U.S. President Barack Obama's coordinator for weapons of mass destruction policy, Gary Samore, also on Friday expressed some understanding for Russia's objections to U.S. missile defense plans in Europe.

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More News On North Korea

North Korea seeks upper hand with nuclear threat -- Reuters
North Korea Not Likely to Resume Full Nuclear Talks, U.S. Says -- Global Security Newswire
Hillary Clinton fed up with North Korea -- Foreign Policy Blog
Clinton vows to keep N. Korean aid frozen -- Washington Times
Why North Korea is ratcheting up its sharp rhetoric -- Christian Science Monitor
ANALYSIS - North Korea's murky future bring fears - and silence -- Reuters
In North Korea, Ailing Kim Begins Shifting Power to Military -- FOX News
The Secret History of Kim Jong Il -- Foreign Policy
Power struggle rages in North over Kim's heir -- Japan Times
China re-opens border with North Korea -- UPI
Pressuring Pyongyang -- Weekly Standard
North Korean Nuclear Issue in Disarray -- Korea Times opinion
Foreign Policy: The Rise of Kim Jong-Un -- NPR Opinion

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