Sunday, June 14, 2009

North Korea claims US could provoke nuclear war

North Korea claims US could provoke nuclear war

By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
14 Jun 2009

North Korea has accused the United States of targeting it with nuclear missiles and warned that nuclear war could break out on the Korean peninsula.



US denounces North Korean threat

The US secretary of state has condemned North Korea over its defiant threat to increase its nuclear activities, describing Pyongyang's continued provocations as "deeply regrettable."



North Korea Vows to Produce Nuclear Weapons

By MARTIN FACKLER
Published: June 13, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea responded Saturday to new United Nations sanctions on Friday by defiantly vowing to press forward with the production of nuclear weapons and take “resolute military actions” against international efforts to isolate it.



U.N. approves sanctions targeting North Korean ships

By Paul Richter
June 13, 2009

The sanctions, unanimously endorsed by the Security Council, seek to rein in Pyongyang's lucrative arms trade. The U.S. says it is ready to confront suspect vessels at sea.



North Korea Vows to Make More Nuclear Weapons

By Kurt Achin
Seoul
13 June 2009

North Korea has wasted no time in responding angrily to the passage of a new United Nations Security Council resolution. Pyongyang says it will use both plutonium and uranium technologies to create more nuclear weapons.



China urges North Korea to scrap nuclear weapons

Fri Jun 12, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China's U.N. ambassador, Zhang Yesui, said a U.N. resolution on North Korea passed on Friday demonstrated the "firm opposition" of the world to Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and urged North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.



Video: UN Imposes Stiff Sanctions Against North Korea


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