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| N Korea 'removes nuclear seals' | N Korea 'removes nuclear seals' |
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| North Korea has removed UN nuclear watchdog seals from a key atomic facility, the organisation has said. | North Korea has removed UN nuclear watchdog seals from a key atomic facility, the organisation has said. |
| Pyongyang had said it would reactivate the Yongbyon plant amid disputes over a disarmament-for-aid deal. | Pyongyang had said it would reactivate the Yongbyon plant amid disputes over a disarmament-for-aid deal. |
| North Korea said Washington had not removed it, as promised, from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. | North Korea said Washington had not removed it, as promised, from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. |
| The removal of similar seals in December 2002 sparked a long-running crisis which resulted in Pyongyang testing an atomic weapon in 2006. | The removal of similar seals in December 2002 sparked a long-running crisis which resulted in Pyongyang testing an atomic weapon in 2006. |
| Pyongyang was expecting to be removed from the US terror list after finally submitting a long-delayed account of its nuclear facilities to the six-party talks in June, in accordance with the disarmament deal it signed in 2007. | |
| It also blew up the main cooling tower at Yongbyon in a symbolic gesture of its commitment to the process. | |
| But the North now says it no longer wants US incentives and will push ahead with plans to resume operations at Yongbyon. |