UN Security Council Strongly Condemns North Korea Rocket Launch

South Korean army soldiers watch a TV news program with a file footage about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. North Korea on Sunday defied internationa... South Korean army soldiers watch a TV news program with a file footage about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. North Korea on Sunday defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) MORE LESS

The U.N. Security Council
has issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea’s rocket launch
and pledging to “expeditiously” adopt a new resolution with
“significant” new sanctions.

The statement approved by
all 15 council members at an emergency meeting on Sunday underscored
that launches using ballistic missile technology, “even if characterized
as a satellite launch or space launch vehicle” contribute to North
Korea’s development of systems to deliver nuclear weapons.

It stressed that using ballistic missile technology is a violation of four Security Council resolutions dating back to 2006.

The
statement also expresses the council’s commitment “to continue working
toward a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation
leading to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”

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  1. Avatar for edhedh edhedh says:

    The statement also expresses the council’s commitment “to continue working toward a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation leading to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”

    well, good luck with that. this guy doesn’t care if his people go hungry. another nutcase.

  2. Ummm, Kim Jong-un is on meth and everyone knows that speed kills.

    Plus, meth is the gateway to crack then most likely oxy so we’ve got a ways to go before un bottoms out.

    Instead of Dennis Rodman, we should send Charlie Sheen to intervene (that rhymes-cool).
    One look at Sheen and un just might get his act together.

  3. It’s extortion. It’s within the North Korean business plan, and it’s based on a belief in past successes in pursuing comparable behavior.

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