Oh our brilliant savior Obama will save us! On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Charles Cone <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > *(CNN)* -- North Korea said Saturday it would strengthen its nuclear > capabilities, a defiant protest against the U.N. Security Council's move to > tighten sanctions against it. > > North Korea officials said they were enriching uranium and would weaponize > all plutonium, according to KCNA, the state-run North Korean news agency. > > When enriched to a high degree, uranium can be used for weapons-grade > material. Plutonium can be used in atomic bombs. > > These moves are in response to Friday's U.N. resolution, according to the > news agency, which referred to the resolution as a blockade. > > "No matter how hard the U.S.-led hostile forces may try all sorts of > isolation and blockade, the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), a > proud nuclear power, will not flinch from them," KCNA said. > > The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Friday to expand and tighten > sanctions on North Korea <http://topics.cnn.com/topics/north_korea> after > the nation's recent nuclear test. > > <http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCVideo> > > The 15-0 vote on U.N. Resolution 1874 imposes an embargo on the shipment of > arms from the communist regime and broadens a ban on the import of weapons. > > The resolution comes amid rising tension surrounding North Korea, which > recently conducted a nuclear test, fired test rockets and threatened United > States and South Korean ships near its territorial waters. The nuclear test > and the firing of six short-range rockets occurred in late May. > > The resolution strengthens provisions already in U.N. Resolution 1718, > passed in 2006. But there are also new provisions in the resolution, said > Susan E. Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. > > The new resolution requires states to "exercise vigilance" over the direct > or indirect supply, sale or transfer to North Korea of small arms or light > weapons. > > Nations would be required to notify the sanctions committee at least five > days prior to selling, supplying or transferring small arms or light weapons > to North Korea. > > The resolution calls on all states to inspect vessels suspected of > containing contraband. If a ship refuses, it is to proceed to the closest > port for a mandatory inspection. > > A new regulation would prohibit nations from providing bunkering services, > such as fuel, to North Korean ships believed to be carrying contraband. The > draft also broadens authority to prevent the flow of funds that could > benefit North Korea's missile, nuclear or proliferation activities. > > Late last month, two Defense Department officials said U.S. satellite > imagery spotted "vehicle activity" at a North Korean ballistic missile > facility. The officials said the images showed vehicles used to transport > Taepodong-2 missiles, but no missile parts. The Taepodong-2 is a long-range > missile North Korea tested in April. > > That test showed a significant improvement in range from North Korea's > initial long-range missile test in 2006. > > This week, a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak on the record > told CNN that Washington had "indications" that North Korea may be planning > another test. 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