North Korea confronts U.S. with nuclear weapons programs

AP Worldstream | January 3, 2003| | Copyright

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Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea Tension over North Korea's nuclear programs intensified last week when the government there threw out U.N. inspectors and fanned fears it was planning to build nuclear weapons.

U.S. intelligence experts say North Korea could produce several nuclear bombs in a matter of months, and Washington is mustering internal pressure to force North Korea to abandon its atomic ambitions.

Here are some questions and answers about the North Korean and U.S. roles in the Korean Peninsula.

Q. Why are U.S. troops in South Korea?

A. The United States keeps ...

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