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(2nd LD) N. Korea says it may retain nuclear weapons after normalized ties with US
By Sam Kim and Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- In an apparent message to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama who will take office next week, North Korea said Saturday it may not give up its nuclear weapons even if Washington normalizes relations with it.
"Normalization of diplomatic relations and the nuclear issue are entirely different issues," a spokesman for the North's foreign ministry said in a statement, declaring that Pyongyang will keep its nuclear capability until it feels safe from what it called the ever-present U.S. nuclear threat.
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