Feb 15 Watch U.S. Envoy Christopher Hill Discusses North Korea Nukes Deal North Korea agreed Tuesday to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility within 60 days and readmit inspectors in exchange for 50,000 tons of fuel oil or financial aid of an equivalent amount. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the chief… Continue watching
Feb 12 Nations Reach Tentative Deal on North Korea Weapons By PBS News Hour Negotiators from six countries reached a tentative agreement about initial steps for North Korea's nuclear disarmament Monday, the first concrete steps achieved in nearly three years of negotiations. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Korean Americans Fear Ramifications of Nuclear Test Korean Americans are watching closely news of North Korea's nuclear program and wondering what effect its drive toward a nuclear armed state will have on family, on U.S. policy toward the peninsula and on the possibility of a reunified North… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch U.S. Official Discusses N. Korea’s Return to Nuclear Talks President Bush welcomed North Korea's decision to re-enter six-party negotiations regarding its nuclear program Tuesday, three weeks after a nuclear test and nearly a year after shunning the talks. State Department undersecretary Nicholas Burns discusses the next steps. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch U.S. Envoy Says Missile Test Further Isolates North Korea The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday considered whether to impose sanctions on North Korea for test-firing at least seven missiles, including a long-range one that malfunctioned. U.S. envoy Christopher Hill outlines the American response to the test. Continue watching
May 31 Watch U.S. Proposes Talks with Iran on Nuclear Weapons U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that the United States would open talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities. Continue watching
Mar 11 U.S. to Offer Iran Incentives to End Nuclear Weapons Pursuit By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the administration will offer Iran modest economic incentives if Tehran abandons its nuclear enrichment program. Continue reading
Jul 10 South Korea Accuses North of Working to Produce Nuclear Weapons South Korea warned neighboring North Korea on Thursday not to aggravate the continuing diplomatic stalemate over its nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
Oct 17 North Korea Admits to Developing Nuclear Weapons Program North Korea has admitted to U.S. diplomats that it has been secretly developing a nuclear weapons program that violates previous non-nuclear international agreements, Bush administration officials said late Wednesday. Continue reading