North Korea warns of ‘unspeakable disaster’ over nuclear row

NORTH KOREA condemned a recent summit between US President George W Bush and South Korea’s president, and warned yesterday of an “unspeakable disaster” for the South if it confronts the communist state over its nuclear weapons programmes.

The threat, made during inter-Korean economic talks in Pyongyang, was North Korea’s first reaction to last week’s meeting between Mr Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Washington.

Mr Bush and Mr Roh said last week they would “not tolerate” atomic weapons in North Korea.