U.N. Agency Criticizes South Korea's Secret Nuclear Program

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By ANDREA DUDIKOVA, Associated Press Writer

VIENNA, Austria - The board of governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency criticized South Korea (news - web sites) for past illicit plutonium and uranium experiments Friday but refrained from tougher options, including possible referral to the U.N. Security Council.

A statement from the Canadian chairwoman Ingrid Hall of the International Atomic Energy Agency left open the option of harsher future action, however, saying Seoul would continue to be monitored.

That suggested that Security Council referral remained a possibility should new evidence linking the country to other illicit nuclear activities come to light.

"We think it was a good conclusion to the (South) Korean case," said Joon Oh, a senior South Korean delegate to the meeting.

The action by the IAEA board was in line with views of agency head Mohamed ElBaradei. As the board meeting opened Thursday, he said that while the IAEA viewed the South Korean violations as "a matter of serious concern ... we are also saying that we have not seen any continuation of these experiments."

[GazB]

But evidence of North Koreas nuclear program led to sanctions and the cessation of badly needed aide... where is the consistency? Is it that rich stable nations supported by superpowers get slaps on the wrist, while poorer countries surrounded by enemies are starved?

[Seiyuuki]

But evidence of North Koreas nuclear program led to sanctions and the cessation of badly needed aides that goes to feed nobody but its military power... where is the consistency? Is it that rich stable nations with a democratic government and not belligerent toward any other nations, where supported by superpowers get slaps on the wrist, while poorer countries because of a despot in power where if you want to get feed, you got to join the military and become cannon fodder surrounded by enemies, created by its constant threats toward its neighbor, are starved?

[GazB]

I like to make up stuff and pretend other people are saying it. I think it is sarcasm, but other people might call it pathetic. Perhaps if I could actually grow a pair and have the balls to say what I think instead of pretending it was said by others then we might have something to talk about. But no, I'll hide behind someone else words

The purpose of the ability to quote someone is to display what they said so that you can comment directly about specific points. Altering what they have said is dishonest. If you continue to do this I will ignore anything you have to say but I think it is interesting that you think rich stable countries just need slaps on the wrist whereas poorer countries that have some serious problems need to be starved into submission. How many North Koreans would you like to kill? I guess you laugh when you see starving africans on TV during appeals for food and aide... most of those countries are poor and lead by dictators too. I guess it is a real kick for you.