Sep 24 N. Korea Bars U.N. Inspectors From Nuclear Plant By PBS News Hour North Korea barred U.N. nuclear inspectors from accessing its main reactor and appears to be moving forward with plans to restart the plant despite a 2007 pact to end its atomic bomb program, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 19 North Korea Says Reactor Could Be Restarted By PBS News Hour North Korea said Friday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and that it no longer wants to be taken off a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism. Continue reading
Sep 10 South Korean Intelligence Reports Kim Jong Il Recovering from Surgery By Admin, PBS News Hour Hours after North Korea dismissed rumors questioning leader Kim Jong Il's health as a conspiracy Wednesday, South Korea's intelligence agency released new information claiming Kim is recovering from surgery. Continue reading
Sep 09 Questions Arise on Health of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il By Admin, PBS News Hour Speculation that North Korea's Kim Jong Il may be seriously ill intensified Tuesday when the leader failed to appear at a parade marking the 60th anniversary of North Korea's founding. Continue reading
Jun 27 N. Korea Destroys Plutonium-producing Reactor By PBS News Hour North Korea demolished the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor Friday, blasting apart the cylindrical structure in Yongbyon as a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch White House Removes North Korea From Terrorist List President Bush eased trade restrictions against North Korea Thursday and removed it from a terrorism sponsor list after the country gave Chinese officials a partial accounting of its nuclear activity. Analysts examine this policy shift. Continue watching
Jun 26 North Korea Delivers Nuclear Report; U.S. to Lift Sanctions By PBS News Hour North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process. Continue reading
Mar 28 North Korea Missile Test Renews Nuclear Jitters By PBS News Hour North Korea test-fired a battery of short-range missiles Friday in what some analysts viewed as a show of the reclusive state's anger at Washington and South Korea's new conservative government. Continue reading
Dec 14 N. Korea Agrees to Uphold Nuclear Bargain By PBS News Hour On Thursday, North Korea reportedly responded to a letter President Bush sent earlier this month, saying it would live it up to its obligations to disarm its nuclear weapons program as long as the United States holds up its part… Continue reading
Nov 05 North Korea Starts Disabling Nuclear Reactor By PBS News Hour U.S. experts began the process of disabling North Korea's main nuclear facility on Monday, the State Department said. Continue reading