N. Korea to get steel for disabling nukes

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- North Korea is to receive 5,100 tons of steel in aid despite reports the country has yet to reveal its full list of nuclear programs.

South Korea is shipping the steel Dec. 17 as part of multilateral agreement to provide energy and other materials in exchange for North Korea disabling it atomic facilities, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.

North Korea has yet to present a list of its nuclear programs, as required by an accord signed in February by the two Koreas, the United States, China, Russia and Japan, Yonhap reported.

In a letter delivered last week, U.S. President George W. Bush urged North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to comply with the agreement by Dec. 31, Yonhap said.

Under the accord, North Korea is guaranteed 500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil or the equivalent in alternative products. North Korea already has begun receiving the oil shipments.