Regular Contact With U.N. Command Cut
From Times Wire Reports
North Korea cut off its sole regular military contact with the U.S.-led U.N. Command that monitors the Korean War armistice, saying it was meaningless to sit with the Americans.
The move will further isolate the North amid heightened tension over its suspected nuclear weapons programs.
U.N. envoy Maurice Strong said North Korean officials told him last week in Pyongyang that they “reserved the right” to reprocess spent fuel rods that experts say could yield enough plutonium for several atomic bombs within months.
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