North Korea said to be rebuilding nuke plant, still on the T-List

North Korea announced last week that it had stopped disabling its nuclear plants on August 14 and would consider rebuilding its reactor because the United States has not removed it from its list.

U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood said at the time that such a move would be "a step backward" and a violation of North Korea's commitments under the six-party agreements.

North Korea agreed to a complete dismantling of its Yongbyon nuclear complex by October. In return, U.S. President George W. Bush said he would lift some U.S. sanctions against the communist state and remove it from the list.

The sticking point between the two countries involves verification. Washington has said it will not remove North Korea from the terrorism list until Pyongyang agrees to set up an internationally recognizable mechanism to verify its declaration.