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| *[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/18/international/asia/18DIPL.html | *, ''The New York Times'', October 18, 2002 | ||
| Diplomacy: Weighing 'Deterrence' vs. 'Aggression'], ''The New York Times'', October 18, 2002 | |||
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George W. Bush administration policy toward North Korea was most prominently defined when George W. Bush named North Korea part of the "Axis of Evil".
Unlike the U.S. plan to invade Iraq, policy toward North Korea, even following the revelation of a clandestine North Korea nuclear weapons program in October 2002, has been marked by diplomatic efforts.
In December 2002, Spanish troops boarded and detained a shipment of Scud missiles from North Korea destined for Yemen, at the United States' request. After two days, the United States released the ship to continue its shipment to Yemen. This further strained the relationship between the US and North Korea, with North Korea characterizing the boarding an "act of piracy."
External link
- Diplomacy: Weighing 'Deterrence' vs. 'Aggression', The New York Times, October 18, 2002