Reuters: Trump calls for new U.N. sanctions against North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.N. Security Council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on North Korea as concerns mount that it may test a sixth nuclear bomb as early as Tuesday.
"The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable," Trump told a meeting with the 15 U.N. Security Council ambassadors, including China and Russia, at the White House. "The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs."
"This is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk about it or not. North Korea is a big world problem and it's a problem that we have to finally solve," he said. “People put blindfolds on for decades and now it’s time to solve the problem.”
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6 comments:
"The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable,"
“People put blindfolds on for decades and now it’s time to solve the problem.”
This sounds like a last appeal to the international community to something.
The entire Senate is scheduled to get a WH briefing probably Wed.
ANZAC Day down south.
We all playing two up at the local
So long Soeul.
Why must the Senate meet at the White House? if for secrecy, that many folks will not keep anything secret. If we are to engage in some form of warfare we have not yet have, should not the public know in advance since no senators will be sent to do any fighting.
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