North Korea

North Korea Reportedly Operating Secret Nuclear Facility

U.S. officials said North Korea may have a secret nuclear facility capable of making weapons-grade plutonium. The reports emerged even as North Korea's intensified rhetoric against the United States.

North Korea Claims Nuclear Advances, China, U.S. Confer

Chinese officials have called on the United States and North Korea to begin talks aimed at defusing tension over North Korea's purported pursuit of a nuclear weapons program.

Powell Says North Korea Is Most Serious Weapons Worry

Secretary of State Colin Powell said at a meeting of Southeast Asian countries in Cambodia on Wednesday that North Korea tops the list of the United States most urgent nuclear weapons worries.

Powell Warns North Korea As Beijing Talks End Early

Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that three-way talks between the U.S., China and North Korea aimed at ending a diplomatic standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program ended Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled.

U.S.-North Korea to Hold Talks Over Nuclear Standoff

The United States, China, and North Korea plan to hold talks in Beijing next week to discuss the North's suspected nuclear weapons programs.

South Korea Presents Plan to End North Korea Nuclear Standoff

South Korea presented the United States with a plan Monday they hope will end the ongoing diplomatic standoff over the North Korea's nuclear program.

North Korea Hints It Could Accept Multilateral Nuclear Talks

North Korean officials hinted they may accept multilateral negotiations to cool their dispute with the U.S. over its suspected nuclear weapons program, a move that could signal a change in the North's insistence on direct talks with Washington.

North Korea Rejects U.N. Mediation in Nuclear Standoff

North Korea said Saturday that it would reject any ruling by the U.N. Security Council regarding Pyongyang's nuclear development.

North Korea Pushes for Direct Talks With U.S.

North Korea warned on Tuesday that a clash with the U.S. would be unavoidable unless the Bush administration agrees to hold direct talks to settle disputes over Pyongyang's nuclear program.

North Korea Restarts Reactor At Nuclear Plant

North Korea re-started a disputed reactor at its main nuclear research facility hours after the inauguration of South Korea's new president, which was attended by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, the State Department confirmed Thursday.