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North Korea Nuclear Tension

This article on CNN.com was really interesting, it talked a lot about how Bush calls North Korea a "threat to national peace" after the reported Nuclear tests. It also talks about pledges on cooperation for missile defense with U.S. allies. Here were some of the highlights in the story.

On Wednesday, President Bush said North Korea's claims of a nuclear test establish Pyongyang as a "threat to international peace," and he pledged to defend America's allies and interests in the region. "North Korea has once again chosen to reject the prospect for a better future. Instead it has opted to raise tensions in the region," President Bush said. "The United States reserves all options to defend our friends," he said while reiterating that Washington plans no military response to the current crisis. Bush urged North Korea to return to talks with China, Russia, South Korea and Japan aimed at defusing nuclear tensions. The Bush administration has made clear it will not negotiate one-on-one as Pyongyang wishes. "To solve this diplomatically requires more than just America's voice," President Bush said. As he spoke, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said President Hu Jintao is dispatching a special envoy to the United States and Russia to discuss the North Korea crisis.

posted by Anonymous @ 10/13/2006 09:47:00 PM