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IAEA says North Korea has shut reactor

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United Nations inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor, the chief of the watchdog agency said Monday, confirming the isolated country had taken its first step in nearly five years to halt production of atomic weapons.

South Korea sent more oil to the North on Monday to reward its compliance with an international disarmament agreement.

"Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," said Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency.

"The process has been going quite well and we have had good cooperation from North Korea. It's a good step in the right direction," ElBaradei said in Bangkok, where he was to attend an event sponsored by Thailand's Ministry of Science.


A North Korean diplomat said Sunday that his country was willing to discuss disclosing the full extent of its nuclear programs as well as disabling them as long as the U.S. removed all sanctions against the impoverished country.

Hill said Monday during his meeting with Lee that Washington moving to remove the North's pariah status would depend on the North's continued compliance with its disarmament promises.

"With complete denuclearization, everything is going to be possible," Hill said.
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Fantastic news.
 
Just curious. When were these sanctions placed?
 
The issue is all about money.... Again we are holding the bag.. the honest tax payer.
 
Excellent news indeed! I would love to see North Korea come out of the dark ages and join the New World. If this is indeed true and North Korea is serious about disarming themselves, I fully support lifting any and all sanctions we have against them.

Maybe it will motivate other countries to do the same.
 
We better send in Team America:World Police just to make sure.
 
RightinNYC said:
Fantastic news.
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TASHAH!!!!!!!!!!!

gig his ***:doh

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:rofl j/k :2wave:
 
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