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North Korea has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to verify that the country is shutting down a nuclear reactor, according to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who led an American delegation on a White House-approved four-day trip to North Korea this week.

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The Host/Interview with Bong Joon Ho

In South Korea, a small group made up mainly of North Korean defectors works to hasten the downfall of Kim Jong Il's regime. They run a radio station in Seoul that broadcasts news into North Korea for an hour a day, hoping to turn North Koreans against Kim Jong Il.

After meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters the United States is open to negotiations with North Korea to "keep the crisis from escalating."

U.S. intelligence has confirmed for the first time that the explosion set off by North Korea last week was indeed a nuclear blast. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares to visit Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing to urge robust implementation of the new U.N. Security Council resolution punishing North Korea for its nuclear weapons test.

U.N. Resolution 1718, adopted Saturday by a unanimous vote, calls for an array of economic sanctions on North Korea. How effective is it likely to be as a deterrent to nuclear development? What are the next diplomatic steps?

Sentiment on the streets of Seoul is divided about how to respond to the latest threat to South Korean security. Some leading newspapers are calling for an end to South Korea's "sunshine" policy of openness to the North.

Asian countries join in condemning North Korea's nuclear test. South Korea now may rethink its policy of engagement with the North, while the test puts particular pressure on China, which provides 70 percent of North Korea's food and fuel aid.

The announcement of North Korea's nuclear test has produced condemnation around the world and calls for urgent action by the U.N. Nations Security Council. China, Russia, the United States and Britain are among the countries that have issued protests against the nuclear detonation.