military incident with north korea we've also heard this week north korea is planning there were other major. military exercises on the western sea shore which is exactly the place where all of these incidents have happened before so the situation is becoming rather serious in terms of military confrontation and that with the help of the asli if there were some talks in process. because usually north korea is that. the talks. either with the u.s. or with south korea or indeed with the six party talks the provocations have not happened so i think there is an energy 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 refuse as a reason and 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 that north korea would use it to attack so korea or japan or

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 you better spend on rebuilding their domestic economy than provocative war games that have already cost us lives and limbs 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 there that it's 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 table as long as the u.s. is in syria but it has to be a process mutual disarmament you can't realistically expect north korea to simply give up its only deterrence capability unless the u.s. is also willing to take steps and an end to its provocative working that simulate the collapse of the north korean regime is a good start. on the way here on r t see the wood for the trees for the thieves but only for dairy illegal l

you without north korea's north diplomat is in the united states as part of attempts to restart negotiations on the country's disputed nuclear program is due to meet with american officials on thursday and said he remains optimistic that ties with the u.s. will improve the visit comes just days after nuclear and boys from north and south korea sucked down together for the first time in over two years on the sidelines of a security summit in indonesia they agreed to renew six party talks over pyongyang's atomic ambitions as soon as possible to go 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 the u.s. says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached. from the campaign and to end the korean war told us that the u.s. is interested in keeping up tensions on the peninsula. the u.s. military needs justification to maintain its troops in the northeast in short region so that it can pursue its real interest which is to contain china's expansion of power in the r

will not attack it and north korea has. 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. and on the way here in our seeing the wood for the fees but only for daring illegal loggers and russia who are using wildfires as a smokescreen for raping a profit of details in a few minutes. brushes and a way to nato says he is disappointed after talks with the u.s. senators in washington dmitri were gazans thanks to republican lawmakers he met are committed to seeing moscow as a rival not a partner in his visit as part of fresh efforts by russia to revive talks on a common missile defense system in europe but the american side insists on creating its own shield which it claims is to combat missile attac

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

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

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.

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

korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other if there's an armistice in the north koreans are see we have to sit down in the same table 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 joke they're going to just you get rid of their nuclear weapons either that or no missiles and then we talk so almost in our careers are going to watch them just special envoy is going to watch he's going to say hello. our position has been the same for the best fifty eight years take it or leave it 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 the government of the americas and asia and that south korea in the minds of beyond young of course is still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. 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 impor

korea 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

says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached if you leave. the korean war told r.t. that the u.s. is interested in keeping up on the peninsula. the u.s. military needs justifications that maintain its troops in the not least in the region so they can pursue its real interest which is to contain china's 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

and south korea held joint military maneuvers out with something that the north condemned what do you think what do you think comes from these are sort of back and forth provocations if you will or are they well we forget that you know you can reach agreements even with people you have profound differences with the word exercises where we simulate landing two hundred thousand troops and taking over beyond yang and defending against other types of attacks only serves to amp it up and certainly the comments and expressions from the north don't help either so you have both sides who need to step back and certainly begin to look at peaceful exercises of their relationship there north korea has not. as always indicated. that for a peace treaty and formalized relations with the united states that it would give up its nuclear weapon capability that has always been on the table and we should be grabbing that as a real opportunity because more than one hundred fifty countries have normalized relations with the north and we need formal channels to begin to deal with these things like jimmy cart

now, how is the united states likely to respond to these developments regarding north korea? >> reporter: the u.s. is increasingly concerned that north korea may have been pushing ahead with uranium enrichment while the six-party talks have been suspended. it's been acting in concert with other members indicating a three-stage process for restarting the six-party talks. they aim to have the two koreas open a dialogue first. 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 no

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

korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other doesn't armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same table with the americans and then we going to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program so this state department now is trying to joke they've got us in tokyo first you get rid of their nuclear weapons you know at that point no missiles and then we thought so all those are not good he has are going to watch them this special envoy is going to watch he's going to say look our position has been assume for the best fifty eight years stake it or leave it. will. you know everyone's been talking about when will the two koreas sit 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 when it's fascinating when you visit south korea and then you visit north korea and you compare the ideal logical divide and the wall of mistrust between two sides it's almost humanly impossible to find a middle ground they woul

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

troops but the north korea says it as it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to look i really know this difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. now what do you go to r.t. dot com for more comments on where north korea's nuclear program is heading a lot more waiting for you on line as well the top of the some of the other items now the new york hotel maid who accuses the former i.m.f. chief of sexually assaulting goes public she says she wants to see dominique strauss kahn behind bottles. and heroes of the world unite we report from comic-con in san diego on the biggest expo were fictions of financial fantasies and of course you can catch our video reports any time you like on our you tube channel . is he to you. if. you. download the official anti allocation to your phone oh i pod touch from the top story. on the. video on demand. mine will come. on. registry in the palm of your. machine on the dot com. or i just could have you with us today it's r t live from moscow it's quarter past the hour now russia and the u.s. in washin

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 american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. 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. asia expert pepe escobar there telling us what he think

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

korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war it would ensure that there's an armistice and the north koreans are see we have to sit down the same people with the americans and then we call you to formally and to war and then we're going to discuss here a scene including the nuclear program so this state apartment i was trying to joke began to say first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either it happened on this isn't it we talk so or does it in our careers are going to watch them especially when war is going to watch is going to seal. look our position has been the same for the better if the year stake it or leave it and the war from the dark korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea the few it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of the union will force is still all q guided by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so the less you start to cry i really doubt this basic difference is importan

that the missile is incoming on and they know the exact timing so of course in the case of north korea or iran that will not be the case furthermore most seriously perhaps the most of the system is based on ships now these ships have never been tested in rough weather in fact when when the u.s. a one thousand three satellite was being intercepted a few years back it was called off for a couple of days because the weather was too rough for the for the cruisers so this is a known weakness in the system. but you know from the planners side they have to see perhaps there will be some technological surprise in the future maybe they'll be many more interceptors maybe they'll be a different administration so from the military planners in china and russia they have to pretend or plan for the worst and pretend like the system works whereas it can in fact be easily overcome and has never been realistically. the russians have been quite persistent in forgiveness and in saying ok if it's not against us let's do it together let's build a defense shield together in europe but the response that. the

. >>> 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

korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that. this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morris to fifty eight any adversity of the armistice that did not end in north korea korean war for that matter the ideal logical divide and the wall of mistrust between two sides it's almost humanly impossible to find a middle ground the same is true if 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 they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are. just thirty eight thousand u.s. 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 ord

korean korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other 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 so let's you start school i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely positive and start talking. russian sailors are celebrating navy day this sunday event has already seen festivities of the country's major ports with worship praise and actual productions here she's president took part in it so gracious are pictures of westerners come in and good reason to see the baltic fleet modern russian navy was founded by someone in the first in the seventeenth century these days its main force can sense something in this archive something means critics as more ships. well full coverage of our top stories is available twenty four hours a day at r.t. dot com always a wider variety of content it's a bit more unusual to like these stories a one legged sale of at most a seat on the russian news yes keeps an eye on the horizon before going in

korea 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