Thursday, December 11, 2008

US to 'rethink' N Korea strategy

Washington said it wants to "rethink" the handling of North Korea, following the failure of the latest talks aimed at ending the country's nuclear program.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Pyongyang had missed an "open door" and the US could now reconsider its "action-for-action" strategy.

North Korea had agreed, in principle, that it would receive fuel and other aid in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program but talks have stalled over verification procedures for nuclear material.

No date has been set for future talks and analysts say it is unlikely that anything will be concluded before President George Bush leaves office in January.

1 comment:

Foster said...

This is a great trade off in my opinion. I think it would be worth wile for the U.S. and our national security for the N. Koreans to dismantle their Nuclear program. They are a threat to the U.S. and this would help our chances.