US welcomes N Korea nuke move

<b>US welcomes N Korean nuke move</b><br><br> Washington: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the North Korean nuclear disarmament agreement was a good first step in the process of disarming the country.<br><br> North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a ground-breaking deal that will bring the impoverished communist state some $300 million in aid.<br><br> Under the agreement,Pyongyang will freeze the reactor at the heart of its nuclear program and allow international inspections of the site.(ANI)