| A senior U.S. envoy has arrived in South Korea, | | | | Korea will pay a very, very high price for this sort |
| saying that United Nations sanctions against North | | | | of reckless behavior," Hill said. |
| Korea must be enforced so Pyongyang pays a | | | | The measure calls for inspections of North Korean |
| price for its nuclear test. The visit comes as | | | | cargo for banned weapons parts. China and South |
| governments in the region examine new signs | | | | Korea, however, are reluctant to interdict North |
| that Pyongyang is preparing a second nuclear | | | | Korean ships for fear of igniting a conflict. |
| weapons test. | | | | Earlier Tuesday, officials in Tokyo and Seoul said |
| Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Christopher Hill | | | | they are assessing intelligence that Pyongyang |
| says North Korea's neighbors must help enforce | | | | might explode a second nuclear device, but gave |
| the U.N. resolution punishing Pyongyang for its | | | | not details on the information. |
| nuclear test. | | | | Later this week, U.S. Secretary of State |
| "To make sure we have done all we can to | | | | Condoleezza Rice visits China, South Korea and |
| impede North Korea's import or export of nuclear | | | | Japan to discuss ways to persuade Pyongyang to |
| materials - to really make it clear that North | | | | give up its nuclear program. |