Suspected N. Korean chemicals worry U.S.

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Aug. 23, 2003

Suspected N. Korean chemicals worry U.S.
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea - The United States wants to talk to North Korea not only about nuclear bombs, but the communist nation's entire arsenal: suspected stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, missiles that can reach all of South Korea and Japan and massive conventional forces massed near the border.

If U.S. negotiators bring up all these issues at talks in Beijing this week, the meetings are likely to become contentious quickly. An impoverished nation with few friends, North Korea relies on its military might as one of its few means of political leverage, and it suspects U.S. talk of disarmament is a scheme to undermine its ability to defend itself.

The Aug. 27-29 talks, featuring the United States, the two Koreas, China, Russia and Japan, will focus on resolving a standoff that erupted in October over North Korea's suspected development of nuclear weapons. A diplomatic solution could take years.

But the enduring question of North Korea's threat to stability in northeast Asia - a menace that dates to its 1950 invasion of South Korea, triggering the Korean War - could remain even if the nuclear confrontation dissipates. (snip/...)

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/6602941.htm

[radfringe]

1. If you substitute "North Korea" with "Iraq"

this is the same story that ran last year to justify invading Iraq...

Is North Korea the new "product" that will be rolled out when Whistle-ass returns from vacation?

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Just might be?

Except this time it's going to be a secret. Bu$hCo knows that no one on the planet will support them in another war. So how will the beast feed it's desire. Expect another Gulf of Tonkin incident in the Sea of Japan soon.



N. Korea next to hear U.S. war drum

[shockandawed]

3. EXACTLY - THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

And we all will be eaten.

[LeftistGorilla]

4. I heard...

North Korea is 45 minutes away from being able to attack North America!
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