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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - For the seventh time since it took force in 1970, the world's nations gather Monday to reassess how well the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is keeping the lid on man's most terrible weapons.
The delegations from almost 190 governments begin their monthlong NPT review at a moment of growing nuclear fear and mistrust in the world.
North Korea, which declared its withdrawal from the treaty in 2003 and claims to have built nuclear bombs, said this weekend it was giving up negotiating over its weapons program with a Bush-led United States. It was another blow to the suspended six-party talks aimed at bringing Pyongyang back into the NPT.
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