Monday, June 15, 2009

Crisis On The Korean Peninsula -- News Updates For June 15, 2009


NKorea 'Spent Years' Developing Secret Nuke Programme -- AFP

SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea is thought to have been developing a secret atomic weapons programme for seven or eight years despite taking part in long-running nuclear disarmament talks, a South Korean minister said Monday.

Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek said Pyongyang never intended to give up its atomic weaponry, even though previous Seoul governments practised a decade-long "sunshine" aid and engagement policy.

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More News On North Korea

NKorea warns of nuclear war amid rising tensions -- Yahoo News/AP
North Korea warns Seoul of nuclear war following UN sanctions -- The Guardian
North Korea Warns of Nuclear War -- Time Magazine
Kim Jong-Il praises military amid nuclear stand-off -- ABC News (Australia)
As North Korea fumes, the world unites -- Christian Science Monitor
North Korea ratchets up nuclear defiance -- Christian Science Monitor
N Korea accelerating nuke programme -- The Times/AFP
Less activity at N.Korea nuclear sites: Russian agency -- Reuters
Possible N. Korea nuke tests sites may be found -- Yahoo News/AP
N.Korea may have more nuclear test sites: report -- AFP
N Korean Nuclear Threat Expected to Dominate US - South Korea Talks -- Voice of America
S. Korea Expected to Seek Reaffirmation of U.S. Nuclear Protection -- Washington Post
Seoul, Washington to Chart NK Plan -- Korea Times
North Korea Dominates Summit -- Washington Post
North Korea’s Heir Apparent Remains a Mystery -- New York Times
Ex-Leaders Clash Over Pyongyang -- Wall Street Journal

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