The North Korean Crisis -- September 4, 2017

CNN: Haley: Kim Jong Un 'begging for war'

(CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "begging for war" as she urged the UN Security Council to adopt the strongest sanctions measures possible to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program.

Speaking at a Security Council emergency meeting, Haley said North Korea's sixth nuclear test was a clear sign that "the time for half measures" from the UN had to end.

"Enough is enough," Haley said. "We have taken an incremental approach, and despite the best of intentions, it has not worked."

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The North Korean Crisis -- September 4, 2017

U.S. envoy says North Korean leader 'begging for war' as U.N. mulls sanctions -- Reuters
US envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is ‘begging for war’ -- AP
North Korea 'begging for war' says US, calling for strongest possible sanctions -- The Guardian
Nikki Haley to UN on North Korea's nuclear program: 'Enough is enough' -- ABC News
Haley says North Korea is 'begging for war,' calls for strongest possible UN sanctions -- FOX News
US, South Korea Call for Stronger Action Against North Korea -- VOA
US pushes for 'strongest possible' UN sanctions against N. Korea -- AFP
U.S. wants U.N. vote on new North Korea sanctions next Monday -- Reuters
China condemns both North Korea and US amid difficult balancing act over Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambitions -- The Independent
China urges North Korea to 'stop taking actions that are wrong' -- Reuters
China, Russia at UN urge talks with North Korea -- Rappler/AFP
Russian, South Korean leaders condemn latest North Korean test -- The Hill
China, Russia at UN urge talks with North Korea -- AFP
Putin on phone with South Korean president about North Korea: Kremlin -- Reuters
Trump, South Korean president talk North Korea -- ABC News/AP
Trump provides "conceptual approval" for South Korea to purchase U.S. military weapons -- CBS/AP
Seoul steps up military response to North Korea's nuclear test -- CNN
S. Koreans worry North Korean nukes will damage US alliance -- Foster Klug, AP
South Korea's Moon faces calls to alter policy on North Korea after nuclear test -- Reuters
UN sanctions on North Korea -- AFP
Trump's turn on S. Korea risks alliance: analysts -- AFP
Trump’s options on North Korea going from bad to worse -- Josh Lederman, AP
Is a New Korean War Inevitable? -- U.S. News & World Report
Why a return to diplomacy over North Korea has few takers -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian