North Korea to resume disablement after nuclear deal

Oct. 12, 2008

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it would resume work to take apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal.

Simmering nuclear pot awaits Obama

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Analysts are warning that Barack Obama will take over controls of the U.S. nuclear arsenal at a time when the threat of a nuclear war is expected to increase.

Malawi ratifies nuclear explosions treaty

LILONGWE, Malawi, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Malawi has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, joining an effort by the international community to ban nuclear explosions.

N. Korea seen likely to attend new talks

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- North Korea will likely agree to resume the six-party talks on its nuclear program before U.S. President George Bush leaves office, sources say.

N. Korean nuclear sites samples sought

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The United States says verification of North Korea's earlier nuclear activities must include samples taken from its nuclear sites.

U.S. Energy Department takes Duke waste

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Duke Energy announced it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for the disposal of used nuclear fuel.

Seoul hopes for economic gains with North

BEIRUT, China, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says Asian and European leaders should help him entice North Korea into demilitarizing through economic cooperation.

U.S.-India nuke deal attractive to others

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- China's pact to help Pakistan build two nuclear power plants is prompting warnings of fallout from the new U.S.-India nuclear deal, experts say.

Toshiba to refurbish French nuclear plants

TOKYO, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced it has been chosen to help refurbish French nuclear plants.

Russia, S. Korea in nuclear talks

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Russian and South Korean leaders at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament met Thursday in Moscow to coordinate negotiations.

IAEA, ITER sign a deal

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Leaders of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project Organization signed an agreement.

IAEA says inspectors back in N.Korea

VIENNA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday North Korea allowed its inspectors back into the Yongbyon nuclear facility.

N. Korean nuclear sites may remain closed

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and North Korean officials reached a tentative deal that may leave undeclared nuclear sites closed to international inspectors, an official said Friday.

Report: North Korea may go off terror list

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Bush administration may soon remove North Korea from the U.S. terrorism list, sources told The Washington Post.

Inspectors banned from N. Korean nuke site

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Thursday that international inspectors won't be allowed into its Yongbyon nuclear reactor complex.

S. Korea: N. Korea unlikely to have nukes

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- North Korea is unlikely to have or actually started developing nuclear warheads, the chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.