Thursday, May 15, 2003

US and S.Korea Vow to End North's Nuclear Ambitions

The U.S. and South Korean presidents vowed on Wednesday to work with allies to halt North Korea's nuclear ambitions, papering over differences on how to disarm the communist state.

A joint statement said the two allies would "not tolerate nuclear weapons in North Korea" and were confident they could achieve a peaceful resolution of that crisis.

They skirted the problem of how to persuade North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. Washington has insisted on retaining a military option and has plans to squeeze North Korea economically -- policies Roh has resisted as dangerous.

"We're not saying the military option is off the table and President Roh didn't ask for that," said one U.S. official. "But there are a lot of other things in the tool box, a lot of diplomatic and other steps.



Why is it when I want to dance, they want to talk. When I want to talk, they want to dance. I just can't win with these guys!

Kansas @ 2:31 PM