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North Korea stuck in 1950s thinking – expert

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Japan split over nuclear armament ban

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N. Korea’s rocket launch: the plot thickens

Published: 14 April, 2009, 20:03


AFP Photo / KCNA via KNS

North Korea says it will boycott six-party UN talks on its nuclear programme and will restart its nuclear power plant. The news comes just hours after the UN Security Council condemned Pyongyang’s recent rocket launch.

 
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