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PacNet #35 – North Korea’s Nuclear Delcaration: What to Expect Next

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice recently announced that North Korea will soon release its much-anticipated  (and long overdue) "complete and correct declaration" of all its nuclear activities.  In return, the Bush administration will remove Pyongyang from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list  and Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) restrictions; actions that could be reversed if the North’s list proves to be inadequate or if cooperation on verification is "insufficient."