Now it says it's willing to do so unconditionally, dropping its demand for American assurances that no U.S. nuclear arms remain on South Korean soil.

He said no political consensus on such a matter would be possible without American assurances, possibly including security guarantees.

They are still too far from the kind of integration that will make Europe a real superpower and they require the balance of American assurance.

She said the Palestinians had received American assurances that the delegation would be given safe passage.

Fighters in the Skies For this reason, American officials were also reluctant to discuss the substance of the American assurances.

It followed that if American assurance was ever removed or seemed unreliable, Japan might have no choice but to go nuclear.

Saudis are now more skeptical of American assurances.

Despite American assurances that the prisoners there are treated well, fresh allegations of abuse surfaced this weekend.

Thirsty and bedraggled, they said they had decided to test the American assurance that their invasion is a benevolent one.

For from here, American assurances that the system is not intended to counter China simply will not wash.