Seoul nuclear summit: North Korea snubs Barack Obama over missile

The Telegraph ^ | 3/27/2012 | Damien McElroy

[mojito]

North Korea has dismissed a demand from President Barack Obama that it scrap plans to launch a satellite marking the centenary of the birth of Kim Il-sung as world leaders sounded a global alert over the threat of nuclear terrorism.

"We will never give up the right to launch a peaceful satellite, a legitimate right of a sovereign state and an essential step for economic development," a foreign ministry spokesman told the official KCNA news agency.

Replying to the US leader's challenge during a visit to South Korea for a nuclear security summit, the Pyongyang regime said it would press ahead with the launch. North Korea's plans have caused widespread concern across East Asia with both South Korea and Japan put their armed forces on high alert.

[mojito]

Chalk up another international triumph for the "Won."

Kim Jr. is just holding out for the same deal the Russians got.

[ConorMacNessa]

Those Commie bastards understand the meaning of national sovereignty - the Kenyan-in Chief does not.

[freeangel]

I guess hussein refused to bow low enough for them to put that missile where the sun doesn’t shine. Too bad.

[JoanneSD]

Kim Jr. will tremble if he gets a stern written warning from Hillary... Obama should of known this, and had Hillary take the lead

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’ll bet the NKs still get the food package.

[hinckley buzzard]

This is absurd. What possible reason would the Norks have for submissively obeying the impotent usurper and forgoing a satellite launch? This makes about as much sense as asking the Iranians to return the downed drone.