Syria got North Korean help for nuclear facility

Posted by Matt in March 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Syria, north_korea

Tokyo has shown keen interest in the disclosure as it suggests Pyongyang was providing nuclear technology to Damascus in violation of an agreement made at six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue not to transfer nuclear materials, technology or know-how.
According to the sources, Olmert told Fukuda that the site was a nuclear-related facility that [...]

North Korea warn of pre-emptive nuclear strike against neighbour

Posted by Matt in March 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, War, north_korea

An escalating war of words across the worldâ€™s last Cold War, nuclear-armed border spiraled dramatically yesterday when North Korea threatened to wreak total destruction on its neighbour to the south.
â€œOur military will not sit idle until warmongers launch a pre-emptive strike,â€ the official news agency in Pyongyang reported a senior military commander as saing, â€œeverything [...]

North Korea fires missiles off west coast

Posted by Matt in March 27th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Missiles, north_korea

North Korea fired several short-range missiles off its west coast on Friday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.
The move comes a day after North Korea expelled South Korean officials working at a joint industrial complex north of the heavily armed border in retaliation for a hardline stance taken towards Pyongyang by South [...]

North Korea admits to sending engineers to Syria

Posted by Matt in March 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Syria, north_korea

North Korea admitted to sending engineers to military- related and other facilities in Syria during its recent talks with the United States over its nuclear program, diplomatic sources in New York said Friday.
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North Korea Criticizes Military Exercise

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, north_korea

Â North Korea said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began over the weekend could further delay progress on ending the Northâ€™s nuclear weapons programs.Although such criticism from the Communist country is routine, it dampened hopes for warmer ties between the United States and North Korea, which had risen following the New York Philharmonicâ€™s [...]

U.S. presses North Korea on Syria

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Syria, north_korea

The Syrian connection has become a major problem for the United States since an Israeli air strike in Syria in September. The target was widely reported to be a nuclear facility under construction with help from North Korea. Current and former U.S. officials said yesterday that intelligence points to a plutonium-related facility.
Yesterday, Mr. Hill said [...]

US, North Korean Envoys in Beijing Talks

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, north_korea

US, North Korean Envoys in Beijing Talks
The Associated PressÂ - 22 hours ago
Hill said he would also meet China’s nuclear envoy in Tokyo later this week in a bid to push the process forward. “We’re going to work very hard on it in …
US urges N Korea to disclose all nuclear programs ABC Online
China puppet-play a [...]

North Korea provided technological assistance to Syria to build nuclear reactor

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Syria, north_korea

North Korea helped Syria build an underground nuclear reactor in the Middle East country, a South Korean news report said Monday.
“The U.S. government has circumstantial (evidence) that the North provided technology assistance to build an underground reactor in Syria,” South Korea’s Hankook Ilbo newspaper reported, citing an unidentified diplomatic channel.
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Pyongyang slows plan to disarm, experts say

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, north_korea

NORTH Korea has slowed nuclear disarmament to a snail’s pace because it has received only part of the energy aid it was promised and does not believe it has made progress towards being removed from the US state terrorism list.
Speaking at the weekend, a delegation of US experts said they had broad access to North [...]

North Korea Suspected of Misusing Oil Aid for Military Trainings

Posted by Matt in February 11th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, north_korea

South Korean and U.S. Intelligence authorities are analyzing the background of the â€œsharp increaseâ€ in North Koreaâ€™s military maneuvers involving armored vehicles and fighter jets in recent months, a report said Feb. 10.
The increased military maneuvers by the North arouse suspicions the communist state may have diverted oil aid provided by participating nations at [...]