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| N Korea offered nuclear deal (by S. Korea) |
| 2004-02-25 |
| EFL North Korea has been offered compensation if it ends its nuclear weapons programme, on the first day of six-party talks on the crisis. South Korean delegate Lee Soo-hyuck said he outlined a three-step proposal to resolve the stand-off, offering "countermeasures" to reward the North. South Korea’s proposal to end the impasse is believed to include three phases: * Phase 1: North Korea states its readiness to dismantle its nuclear programmes, in return for which, the US states its readiness to provide security guarantees for North KoreaIt was unclear whether the US, or any other party, endorsed the South’s offer. As the meeting opened, the United Nations World Food Programme announced it had resumed food aid to millions of people in North Korea following last-minute emergency contributions. |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #7 Hey, if dismantle means dismantle, with the plutonium in safe hands and the uranium program taken apart Libyan-style, then I'm OK with this. There is a lot of @$$ to whoop around the world and only so much US military force. That said, NK would only accept this offer under threat of regime change anyway. |
| Posted by: john bragg 2004-2-25 4:47:17 PM |
| #6 RC - Lol! Too true. Call me naive - or worse! 8^) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-25 3:46:38 PM |
| #5 The number of loonies determined to make certain Dear Leader never has to face the music is amazing. In light of the number of loonies who remain pissed that Saddam Hussein's rape squads have been shut down, it's not amazing at all. There's a certain mindset out there that appears to fall in love with third-world thugs, and he nastier they are, the better. See also Guevara, Che and Castro, Fidel. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-25 3:08:35 PM |
| #4 It's not hard to picture the weenies at State drooling all over this... prolly planted it in the Skor's heads in the first place. The number of loonies determined to make certain Dear Leader never has to face the music is amazing. Mebbe it's time to put a total sea embargo in place - since airlift would be far too expensive, this would leave only the land route to Momma China available. We know who they shipped tech goodies to, now, so the intel value of tracking ships is pretty small. He's China's problem. Time to force them to deal with it by cutting off all other options we can. Just a thought. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-25 2:49:32 PM |
| #3 Laugh and cry, Matt. It's the only reasonable response. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-25 1:33:31 PM |
| #2 The BBC website is running one of their "Have Your Say" pieces on the Nork Nuke Problem, and one of the comments from a UK reader is: "The United States should show some backbone and prove to the world that they mean to rid the world of the threats posed by Rogue States in the possession of weapons of mass destruction. The US should issue North Korea with a simple choice. If they don't dismantle their nuclear weapons programmes, the US and its allies will declare war." I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-2-25 11:38:39 AM |
| #1 This reminds me of the Underpants Gnomes from South Park: Step 1: Steal underpants Step 3: Make lots of money! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-25 10:44:57 AM |