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...Clinton goes to Seoul and warns the North Koreans that if they ever use the nuclear weapon they are suspected of developing, it will bring a response that destroys their nation. North Korea says if economic sanctions are imposed because it refuses to permit inspection of its nuclear sites, Pyongyang will consider it "an act of war." Should the world be getting nervous...
...aggressive talk is exaggerated, but it reflects a growing controversy. At bottom the dispute is about nuclear proliferation and how to control it. The U.S. feels frustrated in its efforts to make Pyongyang comply with treaty commitments to allow international inspection of its nuclear program. For weeks, diplomats have been trying simultaneously to pressure and cajole the isolated regime into living up to anti-proliferation rules. North Korea has done nothing but stall, forcing the U.S. to contemplate stronger measures...
...radioactive cloud over the peninsula, miss hidden weapons or start a devastating war between North and South Korea. A more practical tactic would be the imposition of economic sanctions by the United Nations -- but even if China, long friendly to the North, did not veto an embargo, Pyongyang might feel cornered and lash...
North Korea has persistently flouted the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspection protocols, to which it is bound under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). But if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on North Korea, the Pyongyang regime has hinted that it will invade South Korea. North Korea had announced it would withdraw from the NPT, but reconsidered after talks with the U.S.--the first high-level talks between the two countries in decades--had stalled because of that threat. At present, the Clinton Administration is doggedly trying to salvage the negotiations. U.S. negotiators have shown perseverance and restraint, proving...
...first high-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang in decades began last June but stalled because of the North's foot dragging. To see if they might be rescued, officials have held a series of meetings in New York City since September, mostly at U.N. headquarters and at least once in a fashionable coffee shop. "But there has been no socializing," says one official. The U.S. insists that Pyongyang live up to its promises to permit formal IAEA inspections and exchange envoys with South Korea for more nuclear talks. If it does, Washington will resume formal talks and offer some...