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North Korea's Nuclear Push The U.S. eases sanctions on North Korea after Pyongyang agrees to hand over an accounting of its nuclear bomb-making abilities. Shortly afterward, the communist country destroys the cooling tower at its main reactor site. At left, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in an October 2005 photo.
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North Korea's Nuclear Push

Pyongyang agrees to disclose its nuclear capabilities, prompting an easing in U.S. sanctions.

What Delisting North Korea Really Means

Victor Cha, director of Asian studies at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Pacific Council, explains the Bush administration's recent move to delist North Korea from the list of states that sponsor terrorism.

What Delisting North Korea Really Means

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Taking North Korea Off The List

After twenty years, North Korea has been taken off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Why is it so important for North Korea to be removed from the list and why did the U.S. agree to do it? Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Mike Shuster.

Taking North Korea Off The List

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North Korea-U.S. Nuclear Deal Unraveling

The nuclear disarmament deal between North Korea and the United States appears to be unraveling. North Korea has banned U.N. inspectors from a nuclear weapons complex, and there are reports that it may be getting ready to test some short-range missiles.

North Korea-U.S. Nuclear Deal Unraveling

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U.S. Diplomat Tries To Rescue N. Korea Nuclear Deal

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is headed to Pyongyang to try to prevent a nuclear agreement from unraveling. North Korea has moved to reconstitute its nuclear infrastructure amid complaints from both sides over the deal.

U.S. Diplomat Tries To Rescue N. Korea Nuclear Deal

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Who Comes After North Korea's Kim Jong Il?

With the leader's health and control over North Korea in question, experts wonder what kind of government will take shape in his absence. Kim apparently has not groomed a successor in the same way his father did with him.

Who Comes After North Korea's Kim Jong Il?

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North Korea Denies Leader's Health Is Failing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is reported to be in failing health. North Korean officials denied the report, while a U.S. intelligence official told NPR that Kim may have suffered a stroke in recent weeks.

North Korea Denies Leader's Health Is Failing

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North Korea Leader's Absence Spurs Stroke Rumors

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has apparently suffered a stroke, according to U.S. intelligence officials. Kim didn't appear Tuesday at a military parade in Pyongyang on the 60th anniversary of North Korea's founding.

North Korea Leader's Absence Spurs Stroke Rumors

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Mike Chinoy On How North Korea Went Nuclear

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Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, discusses North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and America's attempts to stop their program.

Mike Chinoy On How North Korea Went Nuclear

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U.S. Approach To 'Axis Of Evil' Shifts

The Bush administration is now talking to governments it once shunned. The secretary of state met with the North Korean foreign minister this week; the undersecretary participated in talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator last weekend. The new approach has angered critics, but it doesn't extend to all "problem countries."

U.S. Approach To 'Axis Of Evil' Shifts

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North Korea Destroys Nuclear Reactor Tower

North Korea has blown up the cooling tower at its main nuclear reactor site, according to news reports. The demolition comes a day after President Bush said the country would be taken off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

North Korea Destroys Nuclear Reactor Tower

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Ex-Official: Proliferation Is Key to N. Korea Deal

The U.S. has eased sanctions on North Korea in exchange for a key step toward denuclearization. Charles Pritchard, head of the Korea Economic Institute, who worked with North Korea issues in the Bush and Clinton administrations, says the the key to this deal will be whether or not North Korea reveals its involvement in nuclear proliferation.

Ex-Official: Proliferation Is Key to N. Korea Deal

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U.S. Lifts N. Korea Trade Sanctions

President Bush Thursday lifts trade sanctions against North Korea and moves to remove it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move comes after Pyongyang hands over accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials.

U.S. Lifts N. Korea Trade Sanctions

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Bush Takes Step to Rebuild North Korea Relations

The Bush administration is taking steps toward rebuilding relations with a country it once said was part of an "axis of evil." President Bush announced Thursday that the United States is lifting some trade sanctions against North Korea and removing it from a list of countries that the U.S. considers state sponsors of terrorism.

NPR's Michele Kelemen talks with Ari Shapiro about the Bush administration and North Korea

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U.S. Official: N. Korea to Declare Nuclear Programs

The chief U.S. negotiator on North Korea says he expects Pyongyang to finally declare all of its nuclear programs soon. North Korea had promised to do that last December. But some experts say the Bush administration is getting a bad deal because it's desperate to have a foreign policy achievement in its last year in office.

U.S. Official: N. Korea to Declare Nuclear Programs

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N. Korean Papers Detail Nuclear Program

A U.S. official says a preliminary review of thousands of documents shows North Korea has fully accounted for its plutonium development program. But the papers may not convince skeptics that the disarmament process is moving ahead.

N. Korean Papers Detail Nuclear Program

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CIA: North Korea Helping Syria Build Nuke Reactor

CIA Director Michael Hayden briefed U.S. lawmakers Thursday about evidence that a secret facility in Syria was a nuclear reactor in the final stages of construction and that North Korea was assisting in the project.

CIA: North Korea Helping Syria Build Nuke Reactor

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North Korea Fails to Declare Nuclear Programs

North Korea fails to meet a year-end deadline to declare all its nuclear programs under an aid-for-disarmament deal. The failure has prompted disappointed reactions Monday from South Korea, the United States and Japan.

North Korea Fails to Declare Nuclear Programs

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Analysis

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U.S. Rift on Israel Could Stall N. Korea Deal

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr weighs in on the possible repercussions of last month's Israeli air strike in Syria. Conflicting opinions about the issue have split the president's advisers into two camps and may jeopardize the administration's progress in negotiations with North Korea.

U.S. Rift on Israel Could Stall N. Korea Deal

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