Posted on 11/20/2014 4:12:53 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
20 November 2014 Last updated at 04:44
North Korea responds to UN with nuclear test threat
North Korea has threatened to conduct a nuclear test in response to a United Nations move towards a probe into the country's human rights violations.
Its foreign ministry on Thursday accused the United States of orchestrating a recent UN resolution calling for the investigation.
North Korea previously conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.
Its threat comes as new satellite images emerge indicating fresh activity at a North Korean nuclear facility.
A UN human rights committee on Tuesday passed a resolution calling on the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
Pyongyang said the resolution was based on "fabricated testimonies" from North Korean defectors and "slander against Pyongyang".
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Time to blow up some more boxcars of fertilizer.
What a surprise, they are not afraid of the UN.
Trust me if I was Chia Chub or Vlady I wouldn’t be afraid of the UN
It is Un’s way of saying “Hello, do not forget me”
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