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North Korea suspends nuclear testing

United States offers food aid in exchange for moratorium on uranium enrichment and weapons testing.

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Brumfiel, G. North Korea suspends nuclear testing. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10139

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