US rejects weapons offer from N Korea

The White House ruled out making broad economic concessions yesterday in return for a promise by North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, sharply reducing prospects for a quick end to the crisis.

Ari Fleischer, the president's spokesman, said Pyongyang would not be rewarded "for bad behaviour".

He said: "What we seek is North Korea's irrevocable and verifiable dismantlement of its nuclear weapons programme. We will not provide them with inducements for doing what they always said they were going to do."
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This is encouraging — not! Let's see — Korea is willing to give up it's nukes if the US promises peace and gives a helping hand. The US continues is bullying ways. Where is the incentive for Korea?