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Article: North Korean leader warns of war: Kim Il-Sung challenges United States, South Korea over nuclear weapons.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 4, 1994
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PYONGYANG, North Korea--Could it happen all over again?
Forty-four years ago, in 1950, Communist North Korean leader Kim Il-sung started the Korean War by invading non-communist South Korea. Before the war ended in 1953, more than 33,000 U.S. soldiers lost their lives defending South Korea. Now there are new fears that Kim, at age 81, may be planning to invade again--this time using nuclear weapons. And, as before, U.S. soldiers stand ready to help defend South Korea.
Present Crisis
The present crisis has been caused by North Korea's refusal to allow U.N. inspectors to investigate activities at the Yongbyon nuclear energy plant.
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