World | North Korea After Dustup, N. Korea Boots Nuke Inspectors By Harry Kimball Posted Apr 14, 2009 1:14 PM CDT Copied A satellite image of the Musudan-ri launchpad, lower right, and assembly building, upper right, in northeastern North Korea. (AP Photo) Following a UN reprimand—and North Korea’s indignant exit from multilateral talks on its nuclear program—Pyongyang has expelled international inspectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The International Atomic Energy Agency will announce the move shortly. North Korea called the UN statement an “unbearable insult,” but some experts see the expulsion as political brinksmanship based on the perception of a more cooperative Obama administration. Read These Next The vinyl tracklist can be very different from what you know. Ukraine claims world's longest sniper kill. JD Vance is Gavin Newsom's latest online target. Most likely outcomes in Ukraine emerge. Report an error