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U.S. to Illustrate N. Korea-Syria Nuclear Ties

By PBS News Hour

CIA Director Michael Hayden and other intelligence officials are briefing House and Senate members Thursday on classified evidence linking North Korea to a Syrian nuclear facility that Israel bombed in September 2007.

U.S. Envoy Visits North Korea over Disarmament Deal

By PBS News Hour

Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill made his first trip to North Korea Thursday ahead of six-nation talks next month dealing with nuclear disarmament, made possible now that key sticking points have been resolved.

Iran Defies U.N. Resolution; Announces “Industrial Scale” Uranium Enrichment

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran has begun enriching uranium "on an industrial scale," an expansion of the nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the United States.

North Korea Waiting on Funds to Act on Nuclear Program

By PBS News Hour

A North Korean official told a visiting U.S. delegation Monday that the deadline to shut down the country's reactor will be difficult to meet because of delays from a dispute over $25 million in funds.

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.