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Dismantle

To take apart a structure piece by piece, often with the intention of reassembling it or moving it elsewhere for reconstruction.

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This would mean that Kim will need to accept that the dismantlement of Yongbyon on its own is not worth the removal of most economic sanctions on North Korea to the international community and that relief may be contingent on North Korea following through on its commitments, while the U.S.

A step back or forward in Hanoi?

That leaves bombing Iran in an attempt to achieve dismantlement. Yet even optimistic assessments suggest the most a military campaign might achieve is setting the Iranian programme back a couple of years.

Curtail Iran And Win

Everyone knows the nature of the dismantlement that existed within the Interim Council in Libya, and within the Libyan opposition between the Islamists and the people calling for a civil state, and even with some of the oppositionists who had previously collaborated with the regime.

Why is the West Refusing to Interfere in Syria ?

It further points out that part of the section slated for dismantlement is used to transport only 9 freight cars monthly, which does not justify the funds that National Company "Railway Infrastructure" spends on its maintenance.

Fate of Defunct City Railway Raises Tensions in Sofia

He said 306,347 metric tons of scrap metal were collected during 2008, up 7.2% from 2007, and "there is greater potential in many facilities that have not fulfilled their commitments," adding that "we lack enough specialized equipment for the dismantlement of obsolete industries, besides our hoisting and transportation equipment often breaks down, a reason for us to be investing heavily on buying new ones."

Scrap metal recycling

Senior North Korean officials have insisted on limiting the scope of its nuclear dismantlement to its plutonium facilities, a former top U.S.

N. Korea says to limit extent of denuclearization to plutonium program

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced, on 18 March, the dismantlement of an international cigarette smuggling network.

OLAF CRACKS DOWN ON CIGARETTE SMUGGLING RING

Empire's Children is a new six-part history series examining how the dismantlement and legacy of the British Empire have impacted on modern Britain.

EMPIRE'S CHILDREN; C4, MONDAY,9pm

Japan on Monday warned North Korea that it would not provide aid for possible nuclear dismantlement unless there is progress in the abduction issue in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the six-nation nuclear talks, a Japanese official said early Tuesday.

2ND LD: No aid before abduction progress, Japan tells N. Korea

"This highlights the delib-erate, methodical dismantlement of the al Qaida in Iraq network," the military said.

Al Qaida commander killed in US laser-guided strike

It wasn't only government inertia that held up Fiterman's dismantlement however.

Fiterman Hall deconstruction plan nears completion

But group net profit fell 1.8 percent to 58.96 billion yen due to losses on dismantlement of a former plant and other factors.