personally i don't think it is a threat in the sense that north korea would use it to attack so korea or japan or any other country for north koreans this is. this is very much a defensive measure they don't want to be attacked and they believe rightly or wrongly i think wrongly in any case they believe having nuclear weapons or even the threat of nuclear weapons will safeguard them from attack ok well thank you very much for your insight there eric weingarten who's visited north korea as a consultant on international humanitarian affairs thank you. well you can go to our to dot com for more comment on where north korea's nuclear program is heading was a lot more to well here's what's online today the new york hotel maid who accuses the former i.m.f. chief of sexually assaulting her goes public saying she wants to see dominique strauss kahn behind bars. and heroes of the world unite we report from comic con in san diego and the biggest tax file of fiction finest fantasies. kossovo has sent its special forces to the serpent of north after a tit for tat. trade bad the cost to flare up p

because usually when north korea is a buzz the talks. i do with the usa or south korea or indeed in the six party talks the provocations have not happened so i think there is. only g. that is building up in all of these countries. trying to interrupt you but this by the talks that you were saying earlier that even the north in the north was actually willing to talk to the u.s. but from the perspective of the west north korea is often cited as a threat and and as muses a reason that it needs comprehensive missile defense so how much of a threat really is the country's nuclear capability. personally i don't think it is a threat in the sense north korea would use or to attack so korea or japan or any other country for north koreans this is. something this is very much the sense of. they don't want to be attacked believe rightly or wrongly i think wrongly in any case they believe having nuclear weapons or even the threat of nuclear weapons will safeguard them from attack ok well thank you very much for your insight there eric weingarten who's

says north korea. must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached joining us now here we are of the campaign to end the korean war thanks very much for joining us on the program first of all is there a will in north korea to return to the negotiating table. well we should say that north korea because issue has always been consistent it's always there everything is on the table for negotiation as long as the united states is sincere in ending the current state of war on the korean what. this means first of all is signing a peace treaty to declare a formal end to the korean war respecting each other sovereignty and a commitment to non-aggression so that there is a basis of mutual trust to go on to talking about the things that really matter which are eliminating nuclear weapons withdrawing all foreign troops establishing a peace mechanism and then finally leaving the fate of the korean peninsula up to the korean people to decide or having said that though has south korea and the u.s.

but the reality is north korea does not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality are so is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better stand on rebuilding their domestic economy than provocative war games and they've already cost us lives on the korean peninsula last year and the broader picture though is there anyone who will benefit perhaps has been benefiting from the ongoing tension between the two koreas and it's been going on for a while. well the u.s. certainly has its strategic interest in the region and is using that tension as justification to mention its troops in south korea and there's also a long history of the south korean political establishment using national security as justification to style and social dissent at a time of economic crisis where there is civil unrest and before an important election year the south korean government uses national security to arrest and jail leaders of social movements that criticize the government policies but i should mention that there are man

but the reality is north korea does not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality also is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better spent on rebuilding their domestic economy and provocative war games that have already cost us lives on the korean peninsula last year there is one thing that distinguishes north korea from other nuclear weapons states in the world and that is that it is the only country that has said that it's willing to give them up in exchange for a guarantee that the u.s. will not attack it. and north korea has been very consistent it has said that everything is on the table as long as the us is the fear but it has to be a process of mutual disarmament you can't realistically expect north korea to simply give up its only deterrence capability unless the us is also willing to take steps and an end to its provocative war games that simulate the collapse of the north korean regime is a good start on the way here on r t seeing the wood for the trees for the fees but only for daring

you're with are to north korea's north diplomat is in the united states as part of attempts to restart negotiations on the country's disputed nuclear program and due to meet with american officials on thursday and said he remains optimistic that ties with the u.s. will improve because it comes just days after nuclear and boys from north and south korea sat down together for the first time in over two years on the sidelines of a security summit in indonesia agreed to renew six party talks over pyongyang's atomic admissions as soon as possible because tensions that broke down after north korea's deadly shelling of an island belonging to the south and what it claimed was in response to provocative military drills for us says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal has been reached here not leave from the campaign it's to end the korean war told us that the u.s. is interested in keeping up tensions on the peanuts and. the u.s. military needs justifications of maintaining its troops in the northeast asia region so they can press to its real interest which is to con

any adversity of the parliament says that did not end the north korean war for that matter north korea says we are still at war with each other there's an armistice and in the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same people with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss every scene including the nuclear program so this state that work and right was trying to joke they're going to said oh first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either that or. misses and then we talk so all those in our careers are going to watch them this special and what is going to watch is going to say look our position has been the same for the best if the years take it or leave it. point. you know everyone's been talking about ran. down face to face and talk and resolve their issues but do you see this likely is this likely to happen no no no it's not that we hear it's fascinating when you visit south korea and then you visit north korea and you home care the ideal logical divide and the wall of mistrust between two sides almost humanly impossible to find a

invited north korea and boy now. all the second and all three nuclear crises begin and all the other engineers going all the sides of the big three and. it was going to six party talks where you she could. resolve the issue and although it was not much progress through and you can do with some breakthroughs with the march and school of thought was in the when it became clear that north korea he's not going to be. freezing in some nuclear program and the other part you say you think you still thrust the north korean for a number of years there have been no developments and paul nor the so it's going to be even more even for forbes. bali last week was very significant for all parties realize that it's about time. starts discussing be again south koreans and north. by literally of the united states and the way. we can all three in going to get invited. or so in washington so we see that it's time. for us there's no certainty that there will be much progress but these discussions you can facials and considerations is a l

that would be followed by meetings between the united states and north korea, and finally the multilateral talks would restart. but with that in mind the u.s. repeatedly urged the two koreas to open a dialogue in the lead-up to the asean regional forum. on friday high-level contact meetings between north and south korea did finally take place here in bali. a senior state department official indicated that the u.s. intends to keep tabs on how inter-korean contact development. it seems the u.s. wants to determine whether the north will take concrete actions towards a nuclear free korean peninsula. the u.s. is likely to consider opening a dialogue with the north after closely watching how things unfold between the two koreas. >> reporter: now, up until today the main topic of discussion here was the south china sea issue. what stance will the united states take at the asean regional forum about territorial disputes between china and southeast asian nations? >> reporter: right. well, for the united states the south china sea is a key supply channel for crude oil from the middle east, and at th

expansion of power in the region and also to continue to sell its weapons systems and demonizing north korea as an axis of evil country conveniently provides that kind of just because. the u.s. has been trying to strengthen its alliances with south korea and japan it's increasing military exercises in the region building missiles that prevent systems and inextricable inextricably linked gains are three hundred eleven systems words. but the reality is not creators and not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality are so is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better spent on rebuilding their domestic economies and provocative war games that have already cost us lives on the korean peninsula last year there is one thing that distinguishes north korea from other nuclear weapon states in the world and that is that it is the only country that has spared that its a willing to give them up in exchange for a guarantee that the u.s. will not attack it and north korea has been very consistent it has said that everything is on the

korean war for that matter of north korea south korea are still at war with each other and there's an armistice in the north koreans are seeing we have to sit down the same people with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss every scene including the nuclear program so this state department now is trying to . help first you get rid of your nuclear weapons that are there and don this is and then we talk so or visiting north koreans are going to watch that this special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been missing for the best fifty eight years stake it or leave first you have to end the war it's true. and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea the view it has a puppet government of the americas and the view that south korea in the minds of course is still occupied by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so let's you start to cry really this basic difference is

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking trying to apply to the chinese gets even more complicated because china at once the status quo to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification they sink that that korea would be in the extreme. later if it's unified in northeast asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as u.s. doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going to take like that one don't missiles virtually everywhere that. that's asia times correspondent pepe escobar speaking right there while you are with r.t. and on the way why have one when you can have many for the growing number of russian women desperate to tie the knot some willing to accept being wife number two or even a wife number three. know as prime minister says his country will remain an open society meantime more processions fo

all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so yes you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking trying to point to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants the status quo to go on and i would say for ever they don't want korean reunification they see that that korea would be in the stream lead later if it soonish find the north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as u.s. doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going like that below missiles. are let's not talk more a little more about the u.s. and south korean cooperation which dimensional area and as we know they hold joint military menorahs quite off on a regular basis so in your opinion why do they do. more harm or get. more harm when there's going to be a huge military exercise next months in fact made august involvi

and north korea. the north korean vice foreign minister and head of the north american affairs bureau are already in new york for the ming. the u.s. decision to resume talks comes amid concerns that the north may be enriching uranium for military purposes. the united states maintains that it will not resume the six-party talks unless the north takes concrete action to give up nuclear weapons. >>> in china, a driver involved in saturday's fatal high-speed train collision reportedly says he had been ordered to stop the train before another train crashed into it. his remarks suggest that human error may have contributed to the disaster that killed at least 39 people. the website of a weekly magazine published in the southern province of guangdong reported an account by a passenger who said the driver denied responsibility for the accident. according to the article the passenger said the driver sank to the tracks immediately after the accident saying he should have kept the train running. he reportedly hi

visit up north korea's nuclear and void visit to the united states for an exploratory meeting to see if the sides are ready to get back to the negotiating table. norway's police have released the first list of names of those killed by anders behring breivik and friday's mass killings critics lawyer says his client is probably insane and unaware killed as many as seventy six people the gunman who has admitted his guilt claims he is not alone in a mission to turn back the tide of immigration in europe as lore and it has been finding out many warned of a new wave of british style terror. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people to anders breivik the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left for supporting open borders and multiculturalism and even though the staunchest of hardliners condemned great pics horrific actions anti immigration sentiment is growing across europe other groups all expressed their condolences and then are quick and separate themselves from are also quick to lay blame left wing politic

says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached asia experts say escobar says that would be tough as the north has always seen the u.s. as hostile which makes a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the build clause which is you can dismantle it you nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly debt this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow is that fifty eight and in verse three of the armistice that did not end the north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other if there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same date with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program so this state the bargain i was trying to jump the gun to said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons you know that bombed on m

says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached your expert. battle will be tough as a north has always seen the u.s. as hostile. acts a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the cause which you dismantle you nuclear program first and then we decide to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year you know confirmed from north. you know fishes directly hit the state awfully is the same state of play as it was fifty eight years ago the fifty eighth anniversary of people armistice north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and in the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same thing with the americans and then we going to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea the view it as a block to the government of the americas and the view that south korea in the minds of the young of course is through all cuba by by america

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking from the point to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants the status quo to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification and they see that that korea will. in the extreme leap later if it soon to find the north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as us doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going to like like that bundle missiles virtually everywhere that. asia times correspondent. speaking to us earlier while on the way here on r t why have one when you can have many but the growing number of russian women desperate tie the knot some are willing to be accepted as wife number two or even wife number three. polish investigators have concluded that pilot error actually was to blame for last year's small against plane tragedy th

and north korea in new york? >> indeed, the u.s. and north korean officials have begun talks in new york, with a sign of possible easing of military tensions. while the americans say they're looking for signs that north korea is serious about resuming negotiations on its nuclear weapons program, our correspondent is at the u.n. bureau and york. i asked if there had been any progress on these bilateral talks. >> it is difficult to say. the officials have not been telling us much. they have been throwing out diplomatic cliches. the north korean envoys said they were constructive and interesting. it make what you will love that. the americans publicly have been cautious. they have had their fingers burned before. the north koreans had agreed to dismantle their nuclear program in 2005. since then, that have tested to nuclear bombs and started a uranium enrichment program. the americans are saying this is just a net exploratory meeting to see if north korea is serious -- just to see if north korea is serious about denuclearization. >>> o

has always expressed support for south korea regarding it as an ally against the north now when the two koreas have renewed agreed to renew talks what do you think that does for the u.s. position. well the us is been expanding on you island a military base there and other aspects of our military expenditures in south korea i mean a peaceful north south korea japan china would be huge for the region as well as for world peace and so in reality for the united states who is currently suffering from such an economic problem if we could avoid spending the billions and billions of dollars we spend each year defending the thirteen the large didn't start khana me and begin to focus just what's needed in the region which is relationship and establishing ties and ending the korean war since there has not been a peace treaty to do this what we hope is that this will lead to finally after sixty years we get a peace treaty and get out of just an armistice degree meant to temporarily stop fighting so that the two sides can really begin to explore ways to build peace to lead potentially to some type o

you'll nuclear program first and then we decide to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year you know sure i'm from north. you know fishes directly debt this state awfully is the same state of play as it was srishti eight years ago fifty ace and in verse three of the armistice north korea south korea are still at war with each other doesn't armistice and in the north koreans are saying we have to sit down to the same table with the americans and then we go into formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a blot that government of the americas and they view that south korea in the minds of young of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so though unless you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking . they're telli

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to really know this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. that's a sure expert pepe escobar telling us what he thinks needs to be done to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. now the latest threat to a middle east peace is a promise by easy to punish the palestinians if they go ahead with plans to declare statehood at the u.n. in september let's considering canceling the landmark nine hundred ninety three oslo accord which is the main road map in resolving the middle east conflict now the u.s. is among the countries refusing to support the palestinians moves towards recognition and with us now is robert naiman from just foreign policy a campaign group dedicated to reform a u.s. diplomacy thank you very much mr very much for being with us now let's start with israel's possible decision to scrap the key agreement what would it achieve by doing this. well it's a threat. to try to get the palestinians to back down i don't think it will succeed a

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea. so you start to cry i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely positive and started talking so to state department i was trying to joke that dennis said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons the north that pando missiles and then we talk so orders of the narco he has are going to watch them the special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been the same for the best fifty eight years take it or leave it. as a times correspondent pepe escobar there. norway's prime minister says his country will remain an open society morial processions for the victims of friday's twin terrorist attack have been held throughout the nation over one hundred thousand gathered in the capital to market their seventy six people for hours and candles were used to commemorate those massacred in a shooting at an island youth camp and the bombing of government buildings in oslo the man who admitted the city's has been charged with terrorism at close quarters n

for instance and this would be a threat to russia of course because it's located around north korea and when they see a missile being launched they will catch it before it releases its warhead in space then they can home in on the hot exhaust coming out of. the boosting missile it's called the boost phase but apparently not been picked up by the pentagon and it's not being studied by anybody else so i think we need to get the technical people to cooperate once a good system is there then we can get the political people perhaps to cooperate such a fact there is an opinion that there is this hawkish mentality. and in the bush administration pushing for more defense and many think continues on obama he's think that a costly miss on the test program of arguable effectiveness could be. pushed forward i think kind of poppish mentality by the dangling security. i mean surely there is inertia in the system when the bush plan was first discarded by president obama when he came into power there was a lot of hope that the new system would be more agreeable to the russians but now that we have

. >>> the united states and north korea ended the first day of their two-day talks in new york to on ways to restore talks on the nuclear program. the meetings held at the u.n. office marks the first talks since december 2009. >> translator: i will -- [ inaudible ] >> special envoy to north korea bosworth greeted gwan at the outset of the meeting on thursday. the meeting is not disclosed but they are demanding that north korea give up uranium and other nuclear programs. >>> it is also believed that north korea stressed its corporation to resume the six-party talks. >> the meetings were constructive and i have nothing more to add at this point. we may have more to add tomorrow. >> talks will continue on friday. >>> japan has asked south korea to ensure the safety of four japanese politicians who are planning to visit the country. state secretary for foreign affairs commented on the news conference on thursday. four members from the opposition liberal democratic party want to visit the south korean island of ulleungdo. >> as state government, it is only natural for south korea to ensur

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this and basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. with the light from moscow now the man who's confessed to killing seventy six people in a rampage in norway may be charged with crimes against humanity thirty two year old and as a put i think has already been charged in court with terrorism which he denies the bombing of government buildings in central oslo and massacre at an island a youth camp last friday it devastated the nation eight hundred thousand people gathered in the capital meantime in tribute to the victims but it says he talked to talking to no ways leading party for failing on immigration but crisis analysts say multiculturalism is a reality we all have to accept even though more pain will come. i think europe and the world at large to to its credit has gone from any assimilationist mindset to a multiculturalist mindset and i think now we have to go to what i would call a medical trawl mindset we all need to embrace the