Nuclear accord drafted during negotiations

Bloomberg.com reports that negotiators from the U.S., North Korea, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia have drawn up the preliminary framework for dismantling North Korea's nuclear program during talks this morning. Under the resolution, North Korea will "shut down its [5-megawatt] Yongbyon nuclear reactor and allow inspectors into the country" in exchange for annual shipments of fuel oil (though, allegedly, the DPRK is demanding four times the amount that was originally offered to them).

Christopher Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator, has said the proposal will go into effect "a month from now" and the DPRK will then have 60 days to comply.

Has crisis been averted? Don't set your Doomsday Clock back just yet; there's still some speculation as to whether North Korea's nuclear program will be irreversibly terminated or simply "put on hold," so to speak, and ready for reoperation at a moment's notice.