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On January 10, 2003, North Korea announced (a) that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), effective immediately, and (b) that its withdrawal from the NPT left it free from the binding force of its Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In 1993, North Korea gave notice to withdraw from the NPT. However, after 89 days, North Korea reached agreement with the United States to freeze its nuclear program under the Agreed Framework and "suspended" its withdrawal notice. In October 2002, the United States accused North Korea of violating the Agreed Framework by pursuing a secret ...
Apr 8, 2003 · Since its decision to withdraw from the treaty, North Korea has kicked out IAEA inspectors, restarted a nuclear reactor that had been frozen under the 1994 Agreed Framework, and reportedly begun moving spent fuel rods to a reprocessing facility that can produce plutonium.
Jan 10, 2003 · IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, said today that the decision by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was "a continuation of a policy of defiance and was counterproductive to ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula."
North Korea Threatens NPT Withdrawal. Pyongyang rejects inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and announces its intent to leave the NPT. However, the country suspends its...
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Why did the leadership of the DPRK feel compelled to withdraw from the framework of the NPT in 2003 (after a first attempt in 1993)? On January 7, 1992, South Korea announced the suspension of the South Korea-U.S. Team Spirit joint military training exercise.
North Korea acceded to the NPT in 1985. On 12 March 1993, after it was found in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement, North Korea gave notice to withdraw from the NPT.
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