Crisis On The Korean Peninsula -- News Updates For June 1, 2009

This is a satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the nuclear complex at Yongbyon, North Korea, Tuesday May 26, 2009. DigitalGlobe / AP

Modifying Conciliatory Stance, South Korea Pushes Back Against the North -- New York Times

SEOUL, South Korea — After years of incendiary threats and weapons tests, the world has become accustomed to provocations from North Korea. More unusual this time is that South Korea is pushing back.

After North Korea’s nuclear test last week, South Korea swiftly moved to join an American-led effort to search ships for unconventional weapons, despite threats of war from the North if its ships were boarded. South Korea has also lobbied China and Russia to take a unified stance against the North, and supported calls at the United Nations Security Council for new sanctions.

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More News On The Korean Crisis

Lee Says South Korea Won’t Tolerate North’s Threats -- Bloomberg
North Korea puts long-range missile on launch pad, reports say -- L.A. Times
NKorean missile arrives at launch base: reports -- AFP
Gates Says ‘Some Signs’ North Korea May Test Missile -- Bloomberg
S.Korea 'not ruling out' island raid by North -- Asia One News
N Korea bans navigation in Yellow Sea: Agency -- Business Standard
S. Korea monitors Yellow Sea -- UPI
US Delegation Seeks Asian Consensus on North Korea -- Voice of America
US vows 'unshakeable commitment' to Japan security -- AFP
North Korea's intentions unclear, Gates says -- L.A. Times
FACTBOX-A look at North's Korea's international finances -- Reuters
N. Korea could duck sanctions -- Washington Times
Time to Face Facts on Our North Korea Ignorance -- Time Magazine
North Korea, the dead land -- The Telegraph
U.S. journalists jailed in North Korea are expected to get prison terms -- L.A. Times
Families plead for US reporters' release in NKorea -- Yahoo News/AP
Eyes Are on North Korea as Journalists Go on Trial -- Wall Street Journal