North Korea

April 2005 | Risk Summary

The US will consider 'other options' if North Korea remains unwilling to resume multilateral negotiations on dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, according to US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice. Frustration at the slow pace of the six-party talks may encourage the US to propose a tightening of sanctions and a referral to the UN Security Council. But considering regional preference for dialogue, the multinational framework is likely to collapse if US impatience grows. With the talks as yet ineffective, this is not a disaster. Indeed, Pyongyang's recent attempt to transform the forum into mutual 'arms reduction negotiations' represents a further

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