North Korea bans ships from coastal waters

[Akoto]

Source: Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has warned fishermen and boat captains to stay away from the country's east coast, Japan's coast guard said Monday, in another sign the communist regime is planning to fire more missiles after its recent nuclear test.

Pyongyang also threatened Monday to retaliate with a "super hard-line" response if sanctions were imposed.

North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper said Pyongyang "has made clear many times that we will consider any sanction a declaration of war and will take due corresponding self-defense measures." The commentary carried by the official Korean Central News Agency did not elaborate.

The U.N. Security Council has been discussing imposing sanctions against the North in response to its May 25 nuclear test, while Washington considers introducing its own financial sanctions.

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This, paired with the sentencing of Euna Lee and Laura Ling to 12 years in a labor prison. I don't see it ending well.

[MineralMan]

1. North Korea seems determined to push the limit

again. Our response should be careful and well-measured, but firm.

[Phred42]

2. History Lesson kids: Look up the Pueblo incident

[izquierdista]

3. Declaration of war?

Technically, the Korean War is still on; there has just been a cease-fire since 1953 (as they themselves like to point out).