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N. Korea vows to proceed with its nuclear program

Jun. 14, 2009
The North Korean government says it intends to weaponize its remaining stockpile of plutonium and to pursue uranium enrichment despite the latest U.N. sanctions resolution. North Korea, calling itself a "proud nuclear power," vowed today to forge ahead with its nuclear program in...
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N. Korea making weapons-grade plutonium

N. Korea making weapons-grade plutonium

SEOUL, June 13 (UPI) -- North Korea said Saturday it had turned more than a third of its spent plutonium rods into weapons-grade material and will add to its stockpile.

U.N. council supports N. Korean sanctions

SEOUL, June 12 (UPI) -- A unanimous vote Friday by the U.N. Security Council has North Korea facing stricter sanctions over its controversial nuclear program, an official says.

Iran says nuclear program non-negotiable

TOKYO, April 4 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday he would turn down new incentives from any country if it means suspending uranium enrichment.

U.S., N.Korea meet about nuclear program

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The six-party talks, aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program, aren't at a stalemate, the lead U.S. nuclear envoy to the negotiations said.

N. Korea nuke lists disputed

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- North Korean officials' persistent denial of a uranium enrichment program is blocking its denuclearization, the South Korean foreign minister said Thursday.

North Korea, U.S., may meet soon on nukes

BEIJING, April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators may meet soon in Beijing to discuss North Korea's uranium enrichment program, it was reported Tuesday.

Sanctions closer for stubborn Iran

LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The six world powers that met in London to discuss Iran's nuclear program have agreed in principle to impose sanctions on Iran, a U.S. official said.

Iran vows to defy U.N. resolution

TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Iran will defy a U.N. Security Council resolution and expand its uranium enrichment, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said Sunday.

Iran to suspend uranium enrichment

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Facing the possibility of U.N. sanctions, Iran has announced it will suspend its uranium enrichment program.

China says N. Korea enriches uranium

TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- China has told members of the six-party talks concerning North Korean nuclear activity the North has tried to enrich uranium, the Kyodo News reported Sunday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler