Checking in on North Korea

So, the fact that North Korea has nuclear weapons makes a lot of other nations nervous, to say the least.  For years, South Korea, China, the U.S., Japan, and Russia have tried to negotiate with North Korea to slow their nuclear activities.  A year ago, the surprise discovery that North Korea had a brand-new uranium enrichment plant caused a lot of speculation and unease around the world - what are they up to exactly?

Just in the last week, talks have been restarted between North Korea and the other nations mentioned above.  So far, they seem to be going well - but this is definitely something to keep a sharp eye on!

Here's a Reuters update.


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