And this will set the stage for further cuts, and we will seek to include all nuclear weapons states in this endeavor,"

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The North also said it had reached the final stage of a uranium enrichment program, possibly creating a second process by which it can build nuclear arms.

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In fact, as former assistant secretary of defense Frank Gaffney points out, the North Korean nuclear program reached its frantic climactic stage precisely during the current American moratorium on nuclear testing.

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"Release of nuclear posture review will set the stage, " said a U.S. official involved in proliferation issues.

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On Monday, he spoke of the U.S.'s commitment to both defend Israel on the world stage and to block Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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