North Korea defends pursuit of nuclear weapons.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: Dorgan, Michael | Copyright information

Byline: Michael Dorgan

BEIJING _ North Korea on Monday derided U.S. demands that it end its pursuit of nuclear weapons and dismissed as "senseless" U.S. concern that it might sell nuclear devices or materials to terrorists or use them to attack its neighbors.

"It is utterly groundless that our nuclear deterrent poses a `threat' to somebody," the Rodong Sinmun, the Communist party's flagship newspaper, said in a commentary, according to North Korea's official ...

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