Monday, April 18, 2016

U.S. Vows To Respond 'Strongly' In The Event Of Another North Korean Nuclear Test

A Central Committee meeting is held to mark the 104th birth anniversary of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2016.

Reuters: U.S. pledges 'strong response' in event of another North Korean nuclear test

The United States will respond strongly in the case of a further North Korean nuclear test, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, days after the North's failure to launch what the United States believes was an intermediate-range ballistic missile.

North Korea conducted a fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch the next month, both in contravention of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Expanded U.N. sanctions aimed at starving North Korea of funds for its nuclear weapons program were approved in a unanimous Security Council vote in early March on a resolution drafted by the United States and China.

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2 comments:

fazman said...

Yeah yeah write kim a harsh letter lol

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