U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korea rocket launch
In an emergency meeting over North Korea's launch of a long-range missile on Sunday, the United Nations Security Council issued a statement strongly condemning the launch and pledging to adopt a new resolution with "Significant" new sanctions, the Associated Press, BBC and other media reported. Ref. USAToday.
Senate unanimously approves harsher sanctions on North Korea in wake of rocket launch
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved more stringent sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday, targeting Pyongyang's ability to access the money it needs for developing miniaturized nuclear warheads and long-range missiles. The move comes after international condemnation over North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket on Sunday. Ref. USAToday.
U.N. Security Council approves broad new sanctions against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to approve the sanctions in response to the communist country's recent nuclear and missile tests. Ref. USAToday.
Such direct threats and yet the USA isn't barking back - why? North Korea is no Iraq or Iran, they have a formidable military force and a crazy leader that will go to the extreme if pushed.
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Here is the latest propaganda video from North Korea with back in times theme music. Unlike other videos this time they are showing a nuclear bomb falling on Washington DC, USA. Soldiers are crying with happiness while it happens. If they even attempted that I can't begin to imagine what would happen to North Korea.
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Sanctions against North Korea have failed. End them now : Op-Ed:
The latest nuclear test by North Korea proves that economic sanctions against the regime have failed utterly. So how is the west proposing to react? It is debating how to extend sanctions. Ref. Source 8m.
The real threat to global security is right here. If a country in the middle east did what North Korea did then there would be an invasion but not for North Korea, how come?
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