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Nuclear-Armed State Status Permanently Enshrined, Irreversible: North Korea
North Korea said its status as a nuclear-armed state is "permanently enshrined" in its law and "irreversible", state media reported Monday, condemning the United States for demanding its denuclearisation.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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North Korea's New Law Allows For Nuclear 1st Strike, Makes Policy "Irreversible"
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media said Friday.
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"Don't Want My Kids To Bear Burden Of Nukes," Says Kim Jong Un: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the US secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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US Says It Expects North Korea To Uphold Promise To Give Up Nuclear Arms
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it expects Pyongyang to keep its commitment made at a June leaders' summit to give up its nuclear arms and would press southeast Asian nations during meetings this week to maintain sanctions against North Korea.
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US, North Korea Enter Second Day Of Nuclear Talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders.
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North Korea Says It Will Not Discuss Nuclear Arms In Talks With South Korea
North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.
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Rex Tillerson Arrives In China To Press For More Pressure On North Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic squeeze aimed at persuading North Korea to retreat from its nuclear arms and missile programs.
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North Korea Says Can Test-Launch Ballistic Missile At Any Time: Report
North Korea said on Sunday it can test launch an inter-continental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying the United States' hostile policy was to blame for its arms development.
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Kim Jong-Un Stresses Need To Bolster Nuclear Arms: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang's nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of ballistic missiles, the North's state media said Tuesday.
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North Korea Leader Kim Sets Five-Year Economic Plan, Vows Nuclear Restraint
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, state media said on Sunday, and set a five-year plan to boost the secretive state's moribund economy.
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Nobel Laureates Call For Easing North Korea Sanctions
Sanctions that have pinched North Korea's health care system should be eased, a group of Nobel laureates said Saturday, after a rare visit to the nuclear armed state that coincided with its ruling party congress.
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US Stands By South Korea Defense Talks Despite China, Russia Objections
The White House on Friday said talks to install a new anti-missile defense system in South Korea would continue in the wake of nuclear arms and missile tests by North Korea despite calls by China and Russia for the United States to back off.
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US May Send Strategic Assets, But Not Warheads, To South Korea
The United States and South Korea are discussing deploying more U.S. "strategic assets" to the region after North Korea's atomic test last week but not restoring U.S. nuclear arms to the South, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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North Korea May Have 100 Atomic Arms by 2020: US Experts
North Korea appears poised to expand its nuclear program over the next five years and in a worst case scenario could possess 100 atomic arms by 2020, US researchers warned on Tuesday.
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Nuclear-Armed State Status Permanently Enshrined, Irreversible: North Korea
North Korea said its status as a nuclear-armed state is "permanently enshrined" in its law and "irreversible", state media reported Monday, condemning the United States for demanding its denuclearisation.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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North Korea's New Law Allows For Nuclear 1st Strike, Makes Policy "Irreversible"
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media said Friday.
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"Don't Want My Kids To Bear Burden Of Nukes," Says Kim Jong Un: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the US secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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US Says It Expects North Korea To Uphold Promise To Give Up Nuclear Arms
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it expects Pyongyang to keep its commitment made at a June leaders' summit to give up its nuclear arms and would press southeast Asian nations during meetings this week to maintain sanctions against North Korea.
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US, North Korea Enter Second Day Of Nuclear Talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders.
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North Korea Says It Will Not Discuss Nuclear Arms In Talks With South Korea
North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.
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Rex Tillerson Arrives In China To Press For More Pressure On North Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic squeeze aimed at persuading North Korea to retreat from its nuclear arms and missile programs.
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North Korea Says Can Test-Launch Ballistic Missile At Any Time: Report
North Korea said on Sunday it can test launch an inter-continental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying the United States' hostile policy was to blame for its arms development.
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Kim Jong-Un Stresses Need To Bolster Nuclear Arms: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang's nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of ballistic missiles, the North's state media said Tuesday.
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North Korea Leader Kim Sets Five-Year Economic Plan, Vows Nuclear Restraint
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, state media said on Sunday, and set a five-year plan to boost the secretive state's moribund economy.
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Nobel Laureates Call For Easing North Korea Sanctions
Sanctions that have pinched North Korea's health care system should be eased, a group of Nobel laureates said Saturday, after a rare visit to the nuclear armed state that coincided with its ruling party congress.
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US Stands By South Korea Defense Talks Despite China, Russia Objections
The White House on Friday said talks to install a new anti-missile defense system in South Korea would continue in the wake of nuclear arms and missile tests by North Korea despite calls by China and Russia for the United States to back off.
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US May Send Strategic Assets, But Not Warheads, To South Korea
The United States and South Korea are discussing deploying more U.S. "strategic assets" to the region after North Korea's atomic test last week but not restoring U.S. nuclear arms to the South, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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North Korea May Have 100 Atomic Arms by 2020: US Experts
North Korea appears poised to expand its nuclear program over the next five years and in a worst case scenario could possess 100 atomic arms by 2020, US researchers warned on Tuesday.
