Rice: “The United States will never be silent in our support for human rights”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the conflict in North Korea. She says that the United States goal is to eliminate all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and programs, and to begin achieving this goal the six parties have signed implementation agreements. (1:11)
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Hope for a Korean peninsula “once again free from nuclear weapons”

National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley says at an address to the Proliferation Society Initiative that North Korea has shut down plutonium production, and must continue to fulfill other obligations, such as declaring all nuclear programs, dismantling the plutonium production infrastructure, and ending all proliferation activity. He hopes for a Korean peninsula that is “once again free from nuclear weapons.” (0:40)

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President Bush says that North Korea needs to declare its nuclear programs

President Bush, during a press availability with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, addresses "rumors" that the United States is willing to accept less than a full declaration of North Korea's nuclear programs. President Bush says that North Korea must first make a declaration, and only then will the United States determine whether the declaration is adequate. (1:34)
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Senator Joesph Biden (D-DE) Explains the Goals Associated with Denuclearizing North Korea

Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) discusses the goals associated with the denuclearization of North Korea during this morning's Senate Froeign Relations Committee hearing on the Korean Peninsula Six-Party Talks.  (0:50)
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