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 Hopes emerge of a shutdown deal next week. South Korea gives Trump a foot-tall crown. Poster freed after a month in jail over Trump meme. Buzz Aldrin says goodbye to the 'love of my life.' Report an error