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Second nuke test by N. Korea would lead to ‘consequences’: Bosworth (like what?)
Yonhap News ^ | 05/08/09 | Lee Chi-dong
Posted on May 9, 2009 9:33:44 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Second nuke test by N. Korea would lead to ‘consequences’: Bosworth
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) — The senior U.S. nuclear envoy on Friday dismissed North Korea’s recent claim that the Obama administration is hostile towards Pyongyang, saying Washington is continuing efforts for bilateral and multilateral dialogue with the communist nation, On a trip here highlighted by the North’s renewed threats to bolster its nuclear arsenal, Stephen Bosworth made clear that if North Korea puts its threats into action, it will face “consequences.”
“If the North Koreans decide to carry out a second nuclear test, we will deal with the consequences of that, and there will be consequences,” Bosworth told reporters after talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan on ways to resume the six-way talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. The negotiations also involve China, Russia, and Japan.
Bosworth said he and the minister discussed “possible steps forward” in the stalled denuclearization process but refused to elaborate.
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So what would they want to do? Seizing NK bank accounts again, and later giving it back?
1 posted on May 9, 2009 9:33:44 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Obambi and Hillary will do nothing, of course. The Japanese are likely to do something a bit more drastic, I think.
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U.S. unable to confirm N.K.’s nuke test
Korea Times ^ | 5.24.09
Posted on May 24, 2009 9:40:13 PM PDT by libh8er
The United States said Monday that it was trying to determine the authenticity of North Korea’s claim that it conducted a second nuclear test just hours earlier, according to Yonhap News.
“We are aware of the reports of a nuclear test by North Korea,” a State Department official said, requesting anonymity. “We are consulting with our allies. Once we have established the facts, we will have more to say. At this point, I do not have a timeline as to when there will be more to say.”
North Korea said it conducted an underground nuclear test Monday morning (Seoul time) to “bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense.”
South Korean officials said that they detected seismic tremors in the northeastern city of Poongkye-ri, North Hamgyong Province, near the site where the North detonated its first nuclear device in 2006.
The announcement on the North’s nuclear test came as Japanese vessels had stayed away from waters off North Korea’s northeastern coast following the North’s warning of possible missile launches.