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 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States and North Korea took a step back from the nuclear brink after both sides showed they could be willing to bend under the calm guidance of Beijing.
Still, with no date set for arms talks to resume and Washington and Pyongyang profoundly lacking in trust of each other, it remains to be seen whether Tuesday's agreement for the North to return to negotiations means an end is near for the North's aspirations of being a nuclear power.
Both the North and the United States had previously stuck to ironclad positions that seemed totally at odds, leaving little apparent room for a breakthrough. Neither side wanted to cave, despite calls from other nations for flexibility.
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