South Korean soldiers check their radios as they guard the South side in the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between two Koreas Tuesday, July 22, 2003. (AP)
North Korea Calls for One-on-One Talks with U.S. Story aired: Tuesday, July 22, 2003
The U.S. and China appear to be a step closer to negotiations with North Korea, whose state news agency reported yesterday that if the U.S. drops its "hostile" policy and commits itself to non-aggression, then the North Koreans would be "ready to dispel U.S. concern," perhaps a vague reference to ending their nuclear weapons program.
At the same time, President George Bush, seems to be shrugging off intelligence reports that North Korea may be operating a second, secret nuclear weapons facility. This report comes after North Korea announced 11 days ago it had reprocessed some 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods capable of making about a half dozen nuclear bombs.
