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...intelligence officials believe Pakistani scientists have shared--with North Korea and Iran--the technology they developed on their way to becoming a nuclear power. That is a possibility Washington cannot ignore when North Korea is explicitly threatening to sell nuclear weapons to terrorists unless the U.S. gives in to Pyongyang's demands for security guarantees, diplomatic ties and economic aid. U.S. officials do not think government agents are responsible for the leakage of Pakistani technology, but the U.S. has repeatedly asked Pakistan to impose tighter export controls and remains unsatisfied with Islamabad's response...
Thomas C. Hubbard, the current U.S. ambassador to Seoul, defended the Bush administration’s record and said that American negotiators had established “the beginnings of dialogue” with Pyongyang during the recent round of talks in Beijing in August...
...Right now, [Pyongyang] would like to have a nuclear program, and they would like to have all the benefits that flow from being a member of the international community,” Hubbard said. “The message that we are trying to convey to them in talks is that they have to make a choice...
Carter and Hubbard both expressed frustration with China’s policies towards Pyongyang...
...building a nuclear arsenal. Says Chu Shulong, a political scientist at Tsinghua University in Beijing: "China is more concerned about a crisis spinning out of control." Few anywhere want that; but it would be no surprise if Bush Administration hawks, who have long wanted to step up pressure on Pyongyang, now saw little reason to extend their patience. "The North Koreans have run this particular film on too many Saturday nights," says a Western diplomat. Sounds like someone's getting tired of the show. --Reported by Matthew Forney/Beijing and Donald Macintyre/Seoul