2003.11.08

DPRK-Nuclear (Kyodo) The CIA  believes North Korea has produced one or two nuclear weapons and is confident in their performance through high explosive tests, according to an article somewhere on the FAS web site.   2003.11.08

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The Internet at 43 gigabits per second. [ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog] A Japanese research team claims to have achieved the world record speed in data transmission using internet protocols. The team, comprising scientists from Keio University and divisions of Japan's largest telcoms firm NTT, achieved a speed of 43 gigabits per second over an optical network between two campuses of Keio several kilometers apart. NTT and NTT East provided the optical network between the two labs. The experiment involved the use of the ITU-T G.709 standard, designed for optical networks. According to a statement from NTT, a movie file on a DVD took under one second to transmit.   2003.11.08

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Saturday Headlines (Kyodo) Here are the Saturday morning headlines in major daily newspapers in Japan.   2003.11.08

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Musharraf: N Korea links 'ended'. [BBC News ] President Musharraf says Pakistan has bought missiles from Pyongyang but all defense ties are now over.   2003.11.08

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Japan Rethinks Military's Role [AP World News] Japan is rethinking decades-old attitudes about its military and the commitment to pacifism on which this nation rebuilt itself from the ashes of World War II.   2003.11.08

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U.S., China Closer to New N. Korea Talks (AP).  The United States and China signal that agreement may be reached soon on convening a new round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.     2003.11.08

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Ministry denies twins citizenship [The Japan Times] The Justice Ministry will not accept the birth notification documents for a Japanese couple's twin boys born to an American surrogate mother in the United States last fall.   2003.11.08

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