[SOURCE] | Retrieved by Pat Darnell with Mr. I. Eat Ur Miss-isles
EXCERPT | "If war breaks out, it will lead to nuclear warfare and not be limited to the Korean Peninsula," Uriminzokkiri, the communist state's official Web site, said. The Koreas remain technically at war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce ... "
In a separate editorial carried in the North's ruling party newspaper, Pyongyang reiterated its long-running demand that Washington agree to a peace pact to formally end the war and withdraw its 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea as a deterrent." ... Uranium provides a second track to developing atomic bombs in addition to plutonium. Pyongyang, which has conducted two nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, claims its uranium enrichment activity is intended for "peaceful" purposes."
The violent rhetoric came as New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was in North Korea on a private mission aimed at taming the regional tensions heightened by the deadly bombardment and the revelation of a modern uranium enrichment program in the North. (SOURCE) ... "
" ... U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said in Washington that the North should first carry out a series of steps to restore peace in the region and denuclearize itself under a 2005 six-nation agreement."
" ... The six-nation talks have not been held since late 2008. (SOURCE ibid) ... "
MooPig wants to know: "What is New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson doing in North Korea?"
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