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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: October 20, 2006
Written by: Charles Digges
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"If the U.S. makes a concession to some degree, we will also make a concession to some degree, whether it be bilateral talks or six-party talks," Jong-il was quoted as telling a Chinese envoy, South Korea’s mass- circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.
Kim told the Chinese delegation "he is sorry about the nuclear test," AP quoted the newspaper as reporting.
The Chinese delegation led by State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met the North Korean leader on Thursday and returned to Beijing later that day – ahead of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s arrival in the Chinese capital Friday. China is viewed as a key nation in efforts to persuade Pyongyang to disarm, as it is the hermetic communist nation’s main trading partner and only ally on the United Nations Security Council, which has threatened wide sanctions against North Korea.
North Korea has long insisted that the US desist from a campaign to sever its ties to the international financial system. Washington accuses Pyongyang of complicity in counterfeiting and money laundering to sell weapons of mass destruction, said AP.
Pyongyang has refused since last November to return to the six-party nuclear talks, which also include China, Japan, Russia and South Korea. North Korea has sought bolster its negotiating position with a series of provocative actions, including test-firing a barrage of missiles in July and performing its first nuclear test October 9th.
The test, which measured slightly less than one kiloton according to US analysts, is far less than needed for a conventional nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons tests usually yields far higher measurements in the hundreds of kilotons, and the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 15 kilotons.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...