Fri, Feb 23, 2001 - Page 1 News List

North Korea may jettison missile deal

ARMS CONTROLS The Stalinist state said it may drop out of a 1999 agreement with the US to not launch missiles, citing the US' `hardline stance' in negotiations

REUTERS , TOKYO

Washington has said the recent thaw in tensions on the Korean peninsula, which culminated in a summit last June between the North Korean leader and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, would not lead to a pull-out of the 37,000 US troops in South Korea.

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