N. Korea balks at demands it give up nuclear program

Wednesday, October 30, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Blaming the United States for pushing it into a corner, North Korea rejected demands it give up its nuclear weapons program during an acrimonious opening round of talks Tuesday with Japan on establishing diplomatic ties, Japanese officials said.

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