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North Korea Nuclear Crisis

Background Documents and Analysis

For recent developments go to: http://www.acronym.org.uk/wmd/index.htm#nk.

North Korea: Coverage in Disarmament Diplomacy

North Korea Nuclear Agreement: Can it Work? Disarmament Diplomacy, No.84, Spring 2007
North Korea's Nuclear Test: Assessing the Fallout, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.83, Winter 2006
North Korean Denuclearisation: A Chinese View of the Way Forward
by Hui Zhang
Provides a Chinese perspective on the North Korean situation and proposes a roadmap for denuclearisation of the peninsula, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.82, Spring 2006
The Korean Nuclear Divide: View from the South, Lew Kwang-Chul, Disarmament Diplomacy, No. 81, Winter 2005, including:
- Joint Statement on North Korea's nuclear programme
North Korea's Nuclear Programme: Continuing obstacles in Six Party Talks, Disarmament Diplomacy, No 80, Autumn 2005
Slow Road to Nowhere: North Korea and the Six Party Nuclear Talks, Disarmament Diplomacy, No. 79, April/May 2005
One step Forward, Two steps Back: Six Party Talks on North Korea's Nuclear Programme, including:
- Chair's Statement of the Third Round of the Six-Party Talks, June 26, 2004, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.78, July/August 2004
Little Progress as North Korea Working Group Meets, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.77, May/June 2004
"Differences, difficulties and contradictions" at North Korea nuclear talks, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.76, March/April 2004
North Korea: Six Party Nuclear Talks Delayed, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.75, January/February 2004
North Korea's Nuclear Brinkmanship, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.74, December 2003
North Korea Nuclear Talks End In Stalemate, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.73, October - November 2003

Previous meetings of the Six Party Talks

Statements

US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill testimony on North Korea, 31 July 2008
North Korea Foreign Ministry Statement on the disablement of Yongbyon, 4 July 2008
President Bush press conference on North Korea, 26 June 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the North Korea Declaration, 26 June 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Op-Ed on North Korea, 26 June 2008
North Korea: Presidential Action on State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA), 26 June 2008
State Department Briefing on Six Party Talks, 13 May 2008
State Department Fact Sheet on North Korea Six Party Talks, 10 May 2008
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on the 6 party talks, 8 April 2008
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on his meeting with DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gway, 8 April 2008
US - DPRK bilateral meeting in Geneva, 13 March 2008
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on North Korea, 6 February 2008
Deadline for North Korea nuclear declaration passes: US press briefing, January 7, 2008
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill press availability in Japan, December 7, 2007
US briefing on Six Party talks, December 6, 2007
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill visit to North Korea, press briefing, December 5, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Christopher R. Hill Press Conference on disabling North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility, November 3, 2007
US Press Conference on disabling North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility, November 1, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill testimony on North Korea, October 25, 2007
South Korea President Roh Mooh-hyun's on Inter-Korean summit agreements, October 8, 2007
South Korea President Roh Mooh-hyun's on visit to Pyongyang, October 8, 2007
US Briefing on the Six Party Talks, October 3, 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Press Briefing on North Korea nuclear agreement, February 13, 2007
President Bush press conference on Iran, Iraq, North Korea, February 13, 2007
Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity, October 4, 2007
Six Party Agreement on 'Second-Phase Actions' for implementing the Joint Statement on North Korea's nuclear programme, US Fact Sheet, October 3, 2007
Statement by President Bush on the Six Party Talks agreement on North Korea's nuclear programme, October 3, 2007
US Briefing on Six Party Talks, September 14, 2007
'If you could be a little bit clearer in your message...', South Korea's President Roh discusses North Korea with President Bush, September 7, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on North Korea and the US terrorism list, September 4, 2007
Japan Foreign Ministry on North Korea, September 4, 2007
US Briefing on US-DPRK Bilateral Working Group Meeting, September 2, 2007
IAEA Report on North Korea, August 17, 2007
US Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Remarks at the ASEAN Regional Forum, August 1, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill special briefing on Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme July 23, 2007
Press Communiqué of the Six-Party Talks, July 20, 2007
US Statement on the Six Party Talks, July 20, 2007
Japan Foreign Ministry on North Korea, July 17, 2007
US statement on the shutdown of Yongbyon facilities, July 14, 2007
IAEA confirms shutdown of North Korean nuclear reactor, July 19, 2007
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on visit to North Korea, June 25, 2007
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill briefings on North Korea, June 19, 2007
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on North Korea, June 18, 2007
IAEA to visit North Korea, June 18, 2007
'Our patience is not unlimited', President Bush on North Korea, April 27, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on North Korea, April 15, 2007
US gives North Korea 'a few more days' to implement nuclear agreement, Senior State Department Official, April 14, 2007
US State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack on North Korea, April 10, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill on the North Korea deadline, April 10, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill on US-DPRK Working Group meetings, March 6, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill on North Korea, February 28, 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Iran, North Korea, and NATO-Russia relations, February 25, 2007
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill on North Korea, February 22, 2007
North Korea - Denuclearization Action Plan, Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, February 13, 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Press Briefing on North Korea nuclear agreement, February 13, 2007
President Bush press conference on Iran, Iraq, North Korea, February 13, 2007
US Briefing on the Six Party Talks with North Korea with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, December 13, 2006
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on North Korea and Iran, November 16, 2006
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns testimony on North Korea, November 15, 2006
US Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill on the fifth round of Six Party Talks, November 11, 2005
Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, fifth round of talks, November 9-11, 2005
US Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill on the Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, October 6, 2005
'The U.S. should not even dream of the issue of the DPRK's dismantlement of its nuclear deterrent before providing LWRs', North Korea on the Six Party Talks, September 20, 2005
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the North Korea agreement, September 19, 2005
Joint Statement on North Korea's nuclear programme, September 19, 2005
Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, Selected Comment, September 13 - 19, 2005
Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme: Chair's Statement, August 7, 2005
Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme: Selected Statements from the Six Parties, July 26 - August 7, 2005
Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme: US Opening Statement by Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, July 26, 2005
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Korean Foreign Ministry Ban Ki-Moon on North Korea, July 13, 2005
North Korea agrees to return to Six Party Talks, July 9, 2005

North Korea nuclear test, October 2006

North Korea's Nuclear Test: Assessing the Fallout, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.83, Winter 2006
UN Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006) on Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, October 14, 2006
President Bush press conference on the North Korea nuclear test, October 11, 2006
President Bush statement on the North Korea nuclear test, October 9, 2006
'The DPRK is ready for both dialogue and confrontation', North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson, October 11, 2006
North Korea announces nuclear test, October 9, 2006
Joint Statement on North Korea's nuclear programme, September 19, 2005
North Korea announces plans to conduct a nuclear test, October 3, 2006

North Korea missile launches, July 2006

US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill on North Korea, July 20, 2006
UN Security Council Resolution 1695 on North Korea's missile launches, July 15, 2006
North Korea statement on missile launches, July 6, 2006

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