North Korea accuses U.S. of plotting nuclear attack

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SEOUL -- North Korea accused the United States on Wednesday of using international talks on the communist country's nuclear program "to disarm and crush it to death with nuclear weapons" two days after a landmark agreement that was expected to ease tensions.

"The ulterior intention of the United States talking about resolving the nuclear issue under the signboard of the six-party talks is as clear as daylight," the North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper said in a commentary carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. "In a word, it intends to disarm and crush us to death with nuclear weapons."

North Korea has in the past accused Washington of plotting to attack it with nuclear weapons. The latest comments come just two days after it agreed in the six-nation talks in Beijing to give up its nuclear programs in return for economic aid and security assurances.

However, on Tuesday, North Korea cast doubt on its commitment to the agreement, saying it would not dismantle its nuclear weapons program until the United States first gives it reactors for generating power.

In a joint statement released by the six nations _ the two Koreas, China, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. -- Washington "affirmed that it has no nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula and has no intention to attack or invade (North Korea) with nuclear or conventional weapons."

North Korea and the U.S. also pledged to respect each other's sovereignty and right to peaceful coexistence, and also to take steps to normalize relations. (AP)

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2 days after the agreement, this is quite a stirring statement to make. It's statements like this that start up a world of trouble.