North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Describes North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the Dec. 2002 decision to restart the program. Covers Bush Administration policy response, including the six party talks over the North Korea nuc...

Describes North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the Dec. 2002 decision to restart the program. Covers Bush Administration policy response, including the six party talks over the North Korea nuclear issue. Assesses the state of North Korean nuclear weapons development, and examines the diplomatic background, provisions, and costs and benefits of the U.S.-North Korean Agreed Framework of 1994 for North Korea's curtailment of the weapons program in exchange for U.S. energy, economic, and other assistance.

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