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“Pakistan was under the spotlight as it had never been before, with India, Russia and the secret services of the West monitoring every nuance of the country's military research. "This was where Benazir came in useful”

By Manish Chand, New Delhi, May 13: Benazir Bhutto, then prime minister of Pakistan, carried critical nuclear data on CDs in her overcoat to Pyongyang in 1993 and brought back North Korea's missile information ... via Newkerala.com

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“No force in the world can match the strength of this great invincible army firmly armed with the spirit of devotedly defending their leader”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is urging the military to focus on training. Kim underscored the need to concentrate on readiness in a recent visit to a Korea People's Army Unit, South Korea's Yonhap News ... via Daily India

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North Korea suggested to a Japanese official in early 2004 that there were abductees other than the 15 officially recognized as abduction victims by Tokyo at that time, government sources said Sunday. via The Japan Times

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“We assessed the cooperation involved work sites probably within Syria. But again, we didn't know exactly where.”

COMMENT Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, May 11, 2008; Page A18 When North Korean businessman Ho Jin Yun first caught the attention of German customs police in 2002, he was on a continental buying spree ... via The Washington Post

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“There is reason to believe that Khrushchev took Kennedy's measure in June 1961 and decided this was a young man who would shrink from hard decisions”

First off, I want to wish all the moms out there a very happy Mother's Day. If you want to keep it happy, I'd advise you not watch the following video clip of females in Obama's travelling press corps swooning ... via Right Wing News

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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is in Beijing for discussions expected to focus on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs and the crisis in Myanmar after the deadly cyclone there. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

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“This deal is a disaster for the nuclear nonproliferation regime on the planet”

Ten years after India crashed the nuclear weapons club, the Bush administration is planning on rewarding it for its bad behavior. via Hartford Courant

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Journalists from the north and south side of the Korean Peninsula on Friday called for efforts to "dynamically wage media activity for reunification," the official news agency KCNA said. via People's Daily Online

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“As she (Benazir) was due to visit North Korea at the end of 1993, she was asked and readily agreed to carry critical nuclear data on her person and hand it over on arrival in Pyongyang”

New Delhi: A new book has said North Korea got nuclear technology from Pakistan in 1993, with the then prime minister Benazir Bhutto personally carrying the sensitive material in her overcoat during a visit to ... via Sify

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“It's the first time in eight years the P-5 (nuclear powers) have been able to make common ground on the way forward for the NPT, which has been damaged by our own disarray. Our step may look small but it's important”

The five major nuclear-armed powers said the Non-Proliferation Treaty was under threat and cited Iran's uranium enrichment campaign in a rare joint call for action to shore up the NPT. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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