clipped by: merrie clipper's remarks: The action, one step along the road to getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, comes after the U.S. and four other nations softened their demands on what North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had to declare, and waited an additional six months to see it. Those seeking a tougher stance on the hard-line regime, which has lied about its nuclear past before, are expected to view the latest declaration as part of a high-stakes diplomatic game. Others will label it a victory for the Bush administration, saying the declaration is a good step forward in getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. Clip Source: online.wsj.com North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process. In exchange, the U.S. is fulfilling its promise to erase trade sanctions under the Trading With the Enemy Act, and notify Congress that, in 45 days, it intends to take North Korea off the State Department list of nations that sponsor terrorism, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "The United States welcomes the North Korean declaration of its nuclear programs," she said. "North Korea has pledged to disable all its nuclear facilities and tomorrow will destroy the cooling tower of the Yongbyon reactor," she said. It is turning over information "essential to verifying that North Korea is ending all of its ...
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clipped by: merrie clipper's remarks: The action, one step along the road to getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, comes after the U.S. and four other nations softened their demands on what North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had to declare, and waited an additional six months to see it. Those seeking a tougher stance on the hard-line regime, which has lied about its nuclear past before, are expected to view the latest declaration as part of a high-stakes diplomatic game. Others will label it a victory for the Bush administration, saying the declaration is a good step forward in getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. Clip Source: online.wsj.com North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process. In exchange, the U.S. is fulfilling its promise to erase trade sanctions under the Trading With the Enemy Act, and notify Congress that, in 45 days, it intends to take North Korea off the State Department list of nations that sponsor terrorism, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "The United States welcomes the North Korean declaration of its nuclear programs," she said. "North Korea has pledged to disable all its nuclear facilities and tomorrow will destroy the cooling tower of the Yongbyon reactor," she said. It is turning over information "essential to verifying that North Korea is ending all of its ...