Word: pyongyang
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When North Korean and American diplomats emerged after an hour of secret negotiations in a basement room at U.N. headquarters last week, Pyongyang's ambassador Ho Jong stopped to talk briefly with reporters. North Korea, he declared with satisfaction, had made some unspecified proposals aimed at resolving the dispute over his country's nuclear program...
...Pyongyang offered to allow partial inspections of North Korean nuclear sites, which havent been examined by U.N. officials in months. American officials found the proposal unacceptable...
...Pyongyang's suspected nuclear program rattles U.S. sabers...
Polishing the big stick in public is intended mostly as a signal to Pyongyang to stop procrastinating. But it also reflects long-brewing unease among Pentagon officials about how U.N. forces in the South would fare against a North Korean blitzkrieg. With 1.1 million regular troops -- the world's fifth-largest army -- 550,000 reservists and 100,000 commandos, North Korea has more than one-third of its population under arms. About 70% of active-duty forces are stationed within 60 miles from the Demilitarized Zone, and the DMZ is only 35 miles from Seoul, a rich target with...
Such sober assessments reinforce the Administration in its strategy of emphasizing the rewards of cooperation -- diplomatic recognition from Washington, economic aid from Japan -- in pressing Pyongyang to resume nuclear inspections. Last Friday the North suggested a diplomatic solution was possible when it offered to allow inspectors wider access. For now, patience is not a bad option. The North Korean regime is isolated, poor and aging. A younger generation shows some signs of wanting to open to the West. Washington can afford to wait to see if Pyongyang's politics break its way. Meanwhile it will not hurt to think about...