North Korea to Disable Nuclear Facilities by Year’s End, U.S. Says

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

North Korea to Disable Nuclear Facilities by Year’s End, U.S. Says

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 2, 2007
Filed at 9:25 p.m. ET

GENEVA (AP) -- North Korea agreed Sunday to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year, offering its first timeline for a process long sought by nuclear negotiators, the chief U.S. envoy said. Kim Gye Gwan, head of the North Korean delegation, said separately his country's willingness to cooperate was clear -- in return for ''political and economic compensation'' -- but he mentioned no dates.

Christopher Hill, a U.S. assistant secretary of state, said two days of talks between the United States and North Korea in Geneva had been ''very good and very substantive'' and would help improve chances of a successful meeting later this month with Japan, Russia, South Korea and China in six-nation talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons program and improving relations between North Korea and other countries.

''One thing that we agreed on is that the DPRK will provide a full declaration of all of their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by the end of this year, 2007,'' Hill told reporters, using the initials for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Hill said the declaration will also include uranium enrichment programs, which the United States fears could be used to make nuclear weapons. ''When we say all nuclear programs, we mean all,'' he said.

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[MadMaddie]

1. So I am wondering how many billions did the US promise?

Did any other countries pledge help?

I am not a mathmatical genius but isn't this kinda like a credit card that * Administration is maxing out and the funds to pay it are minute at best?

Our tax dollars are not being spent on Americans to improve their living conditions they are being spent on other countries so they can have improved living conditions.

Mmmm...I want us to help but the US should not be alone in doing the helping.

[ohio2007]

4. Disable, Enable, whatever. gotta be cheaper than invasion. nt

Maybe it's time to revisit the sunshine policy so we can compare apples to oranges in what it takes to get the norks back on western life support.

North Korea- Children of the Secret State Part 1
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332

Part 4
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b2_1188118225


But in North Korea, it will play out as "The dear leader had mercy on the U.S. and their cohorts.
Guess this means the U.S. will call off our Japanese pit bull and have them give back what they stole from the dear leader eh?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=657_1188187112

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=139ec82add

What reparations will the Australians pay to 'the dear leader'?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9ed_1187506461

[Archae]

2. Yeah right....

I'll believe it when I see it.

[tom_paine]

3. BUt if it does turn out to be true, as the Yongbyang shutdown seems to be

then it is a good thing.

I, too, am skeptical of anything the Bushies announce.

But we will see if it is true or if the old Bushie "retraction on page D6 style section" pattern comes through and their propaganda lie is hammered home in this way.

[sofa king]

5. I'll bet North Korea says otherwise.

They need their nuclear program so they can extort food from non-police-states that have functioning economies.