Posted by
Grampus on Friday, October 06, 2006 4:57:05 PM
I'll bet this has Kim Il Ding Dong wringing his hands and quaking in his boots!
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security
Council urged North Korea on Friday to cancel a planned nuclear test
and return immediately to talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons
program, saying that exploding such a device would threaten
international peace and security. [Full Story Here]
A statement adopted unanimously by the council expressed "deep concern" over North Korea's announcement.
It was read at a formal meeting by the council
president, Ambassador Kenzo Oshima of Japan, and warned of unspecified
council action if North Korea ignores international calls not to
conduct a test.
Oshima indicated that the North could face
sanctions or possible military action (Yeah, sure! When pigs fly!) under Chapter 7 of the U.N.
Charter if it detonates a nuclear device. Chapter 7 outlines actions
the council can take to deal with threats to international peace, and
he stressed that the statement clearly says a nuclear test would
constitute such a threat.
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx
Grampus