SEOUL North Korea said it would be willing to hold disarmament talks with the U.S. but not over its nuclear-weapons program, its latest gambit in a weekslong run of threatening behavior that has in recent days been supplemented by extreme conditions for potential dialogue.

WSJ: North Korea Reaffirms Commitment to Nuclear Program

SEOUL North Korea said it would be willing to hold disarmament talks with the U.S. but not over its nuclear-weapons program, its latest gambit in a weekslong run of threatening behavior that has in recent days been supplemented by setting extreme conditions for potential dialogue.

WSJ: North Korea Reaffirms Commitment to Nuclear Program

The US has also said it is willing to hold talks with North Korea, but only if previous agreements on disarmament are upheld.

BBC: North Korea lists terms for talks with US and S Korea