Pyongyang agrees nuclear-reactor deal
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North Korea had threatened to scuttle the deal rather take nuclear reactors from its rival, but Seoul has insisted that since it is meeting most of the $4bn cost, it should supply the reactors. The aim of the agreement is to replace Pyongyang's existing reactors with light-water technology which produces less weapons-grade plutonium. AFP
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