Nuclear synergy

Article Abstract:

Diplomacy involving the US, South Korea and other Asian countries may have persuaded North Korea to allow International Atomic Energy Agency officials to inspect nuclear waste locations at the Yongbyon nuclear complex. The capacity of this complex to produce weapons-grade plutonium, combined with North Korea's announcement that it would withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by Jun 12, 1993, intensified international efforts to convince the North Korean government to abjure its dangerous policy. After Jun 12 North Korea will have 90 days to rejoin the NPT.

United States, United States foreign relations, North Korean foreign relations

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Atomic shock waves

Article Abstract:

North Korea'swithdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) may present huge problems for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the international community. The withdrawal could have resulted from IAEA's discovery of a possible radioactive waste site in the country. Others believe it may be due to an internal power struggle or an attempt to test the Clinton administration. The NPT now faces the problem of how to penalize a former participant in the treaty. The IAEA has no other choice but to use diplomaic persuasion and threat of sanctions.

Reports, Nuclear disarmament, International Atomic Energy Agency

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Switching to safety: diplomatic efforts to defuse the nuclear crisis intensify

Article Abstract:

North Korea has refused to allow international inspections of its nuclear power facilities, and diplomacy has increased as a result. The UN Security Council is debating how to handle the refusal, and the most active countries in diplomacy are the US, China and South Korea. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency asked North Korea for inspections to answer charges that the country is making nuclear weapons in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

International relations

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