11.   As we vigorously explore this path, no one should doubt our determination to defend our allies, troops and vital interests on the Korean peninsula.

12.   As if to underscore the US commitment to defending the Korean peninsula, however, the president today will visit US military training centers near the demilitarized zone.

13.   Aspin found only two regions where there were hostile countries with armies that could give America pause, the Korean peninsula and the Gulf.

14.   Biden seemed eager to reassure Kim that American policy is on track now that the Bush administration has completed its policy review of the Korean peninsula.

15.   Bradley named the Persian Gulf and the Korean peninsula as the regions of the world where the United States has a national interest and where real dangers persist.

16.   A violent breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is one possibility, while a crisis on the Korean peninsula cannot be discounted.

17.   Above all, they want to see peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.

18.   Albright also discussed other issues including peace on the Korean peninsula, Taiwan and coordinating law-enforcement activities.

19.   Albright and her aides avoided questions on what Kim had to say about the possibility of reducing tensions between North and South on the Korean peninsula.

20.   Bush prefaced his two-day visit with a strong endorsement of peaceful reunification on the Korean peninsula.