Lee and Obama to discuss North Korean threats

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WASHINGTON – As North Korea threatens nuclear war, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will be eager to show the North the unity of their alliance and a determination not to back down.

North Korea’s pledge to expand its nuclear programs gives their meeting Tuesday at the White House a sense of urgency. The presidents probably will express their refusal to accept the North as a nuclear weapons state and condemn recent missile and nuclear tests.

Before leaving Seoul, Lee said he supported Obama’s appeal for a world without nuclear weapons. However, he told The Wall Street Journal, “we are faced with North Korea trying to become a nuclear power, and this really is a question we must deal with now.”