The United States hopes that it can use the four-power talks to bring about a relaxation of the military tensions in the Korean peninsula.
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It's a significant visit. The North Koreans trust Richardson, as someone who has shown them in the past, as part of a Democratic administration which was dealing with North Korea ... that he hears them and understands what they're trying to get across.Selig Harrison
When the United States rejected this offer, the advocates of nuclear weapons in New Delhi steadily gained ground, and in 1998 India formally demonstrated its ability to deploy nuclear weapons.
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They think China, the U.S. and South Korea are going to gang up on them.
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If the U.S. is willing to offer sufficiently attractive inducements ... I don't think that North Korea will hold up future progress in order to get a commitment for a reactor right away.
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Despite the differences, agreement on a joint statement at the resumed talks is possible, ... would not be important in itself.
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