He noted that "in the same breath, the announcer was saying they want to continue to negotiate nuclear agreements."

Pyongyang's reckless behavior threatens to unravel a 1994 nuclear agreement with Washington.

The nuclear agreement will take some of the immediate pressure off of him.

American diplomats have tried several times to promote a nuclear agreement between India and Pakistan.

The two nations have been joined in a nuclear agreement since 1985.

"Now he has to find a way to get on board this nuclear agreement."

But missile launches themselves are not a violation of the nuclear agreement.

Beyond the nuclear agreement, the day produced no breakthroughs.

The Libya proposal for a civilian nuclear agreement has been in play since then as well.

The treaty has a weaker verification regime than previous nuclear agreements with Russia.