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| UN declares N Korea in nuclear breach |
| 2003-02-12 |
| The United Nations nuclear watchdog has declared North Korea in breach of UN nuclear safeguards and asked the UN Security Council to consider the issue. The move - the most severe the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can take - raises the possibility of economic or political sanctions being imposed on the North. Tightens the old tensions, doesn't it? Pyongyang earlier said that it would consider sanctions to be tantamount to a declaration of war but has not yet reacted officially to the IAEA declaration. Takes 'em awhile to gnaw through the straps... The Director General of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, said after the decision was announced that he would prefer a diplomatic solution. But he said that North Korea had to make the first move after having been "in chronic non-compliance since 1993". First move will be to rant and rave and denounce everyone but Dear Leader. Let's see what follows that... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 "Pyongyang...has not yet reacted officially to the IAEA declaration Probably cause China is in process of considering their (China's) next move. Now that China is cozying up to the weasels in Europe, it's important that they play their cards right. They can use the rift in the security council as an opportunity to the screw the U.S. even further regarding N.Korea. If nothing is done about the North Koreans at the U.N., I think the security council isn't the only thing that will become irrelevant. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-02-12 21:42:01 |
| #3 Now doesn't that just make Dear Leader's birhtday even more special? Oh yeah, KCNA should be a hoot tomorrow. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-02-12 15:40:09 |
| #2 So ELBaradei admits NK has been in violation since 1993. Jimmy Carter call your office. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-02-12 15:25:45 |
| #1 KCNA should be in top form tomorrow. Or Friday. They probably need 2 days to go through their Rant- Rave dictionaries and find the proper invective. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-12 15:23:01 |