U.N. Imposes Limited Sanctions on N. Korea

[steve2470]

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press Writer


UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose limited sanctions on North Korea for its recent missile tests, and demanded that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile program. North Korea immediately rejected the resolution and vowed to continue missile launches.

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said North Korea set "a world record" for a rejection - 45 minutes - and warned that Pyongyang's failure to comply could lead to further council action. He did not say what that might be.

The resolution bans all U.N. member states from selling material or technology for missiles or weapons of mass destruction to North Korea, and from receiving missiles, banned weapons or technology from Pyongyang.

It condemns North Korea's multiple missile launches on July 5 and demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile program" and re-establish a moratorium on missile launches. It strongly urges North Korea to return to six-party talks on its nuclear program, which have been stalled since last September.

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[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. I'm a uniter, not a divider - George Bush n/t

[tularetom]

2. Bolton - "better stop them missile tests or

* will hold his breath until he turns blue." Really, WTF is the UN gonna threaten them with. I wish the fuckin idiots would stop shooting giant bottle rockets into the sea also, but * has the US so hamstrung in Iraq we aren't in much of a position to do anything about it.

[DELUSIONAL]

3. oh that's nice . . . and in other news.

[Moderator]

4. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2391981