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Terrorism & Security Seoul pulls workers out of North Korea factory complex, ending cooperative experiment
The last tangible thread of cooperation between Pyongyang and Seoul was cut today, with South Korea announcing it would pull the remaining workers from a sprawling factory complex in the North.
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Are North Korea's nuclear weapons small enough to fit a ballistic missile?
North Korea claims to have made progress on miniaturized nuclear devices. Some experts credit that claim, but much of what North Korea can or can't do remains unknown.
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Terrorism & Security Could North Korea be planning multiple nuclear tests? (+video)
North Korea says it plans 'higher level' test as part of its military deterrent in its confrontation with the United States. South Korea says that's code for multiple nuclear tests.
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North Korean leader orders 'substantial' action: Is it a nuclear test?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has taken a defiant stance in response to a recent UN Security Council condemnation.
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Terrorism & Security Report: North Korea resumes construction on nuclear reactor
Once completed, the North Korean reactor would be able to produce enough plutonium for a new bomb every year, according to the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
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Korean missile politics overshadow Seoul nuclear terrorism summit
More than 50 world leaders, including President Obama, are set to arrive in Seoul to discuss prevention of nuclear terrorism, but Pyongyang's plans for a new missile test have shifted the discussion.
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North Korea and US talk for first time since Kim Jong-il's death
Talks today between North Korea and the US could provide insight to whether North Korea's new government is ready for change.
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On North Korea, the US and South Korea are united
Following President Obama's State of the Union message, in which he insisted 'North Korea keeps its commitment to abandon nuclear weapons,' South Korea and the US are showing a united front on North Korea.
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North Korea threats unlikely to dissuade South from planned military drill
North Korea and South Korea have both raised the stakes in a Yellow Sea confrontation, with each side wanting to save face.
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US blending military and diplomatic strategies to stall North Korea
Top US officials appear to be pressing China to do more to rein in North Korean aggression. Meanwhile, the South held a major civil defense drill Wednesday.
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North Korea reveals a nuclear plant. The US says it's not concerned.
Even though US envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth gave no hint of military escalation, he's gone to Seoul and Tokyo seeking support to deescalate North Korea's nuclear program.
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US envoy arrives in Seoul amid 'stunning' report on new North Korea nuclear facility
US envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth arrived in Seoul Sunday to meet with South Korean officials to discuss how resume six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea.
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North Korea can now build one more nuclear bomb
North Korea said Tuesday that it has reprocessed 8,000 nuclear fuel rods – perhaps enough to build another nuclear bomb. US officials say this was a violation of North Korea's commitments to nuclear disarmament talks.
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Could North Korea still make nukes?
Destruction of its nuclear cooling tower was important but largely symbolic.
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