Defiance Likely to Continue As Few Punitive Options Remain
The Washington Times › May 26, 2009
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President Obama, other world leaders and the U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test Monday, while experts who have studied the isolated state for years warned that the U.S. has few options and that more provocation likely lies ahead.
"North Korea's programs pose a grave threat to the peace and security of the world," Mr. Obama said Monday, hours after the communist nation followed its nuclear test by firing three medium- range missiles. "North Korea will not find security and respect through threats and illegal weapons."See the full content of this document
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Defiance Likely to Continue As Few Punitive Options Remain
The president said the international community "must take action in response," while other leaders in nations in the six-party talks - Russia, China, South Korea and Japan - issued similar condemnations.
On Tuesday, South Korea said it will join the U.S.-led Proliferation Security ...See the full content of this document
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