Community | June 12, 2009 | 5 comments

UN Council Expands Sanctions Against N. Korea

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/world/asia/13nations.html?hp

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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution that will increase sanctions against North Korea. The totalitarian regime is being punished for it's unlawful nuclear test. Originally, both the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China were hesitant to approve the motion. However, after negotiations, the UNSC approved the sanctions.
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5 comments // UN Council Expands Sanctions Against N. Korea

  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  

    • Ha! Ha! Oh, jeez, tell me another one! Nettle, when I was your age, I used to look at the world through rose colored glasses, too - until someone broke them! Do you realize when the UN imposes sanctions against North Korea, it means that North Korea will no longer receive chocolate from Belgium, toys from Taiwan, and plastic trash cans made in the USA. Apparently Kim Jong has an appetite for American booze, so he'll have to switch to Korean rot-gut! Yes, these are the most severe sanctions the UN can come up with!

    • 2 years ago
  • Nettle
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      Nettle  
    • unclecharlie:

      Well the only other way I can think of handling North Korea is a nuke in their ass, and we don't quite have the balls for that.

      This is what the UN does. I'm not an expert, but isn't this like strike one or a first warning (the irony of a warning for illegal nuclear experiments, lol).

      Well, whatever. I appreciate that the UN is recognizing North Korea as a dangerous force and are doing something about it (even if that something is rather small).

    • 2 years ago
  • jh64487
  • bishopobispo
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      bishopobispo  

    • "There was some speculation that it might respond to the Security Council resolution either by firing a missile that it has been preparing in recent days or by another nuclear test."

      Well the ball's in your court N. Korea.

    • 2 years ago
  • Nettle
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