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N Korea threatens to attack S. Korea warships: Clinton speaks out
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by amyjudd | May 27, 2009 at 05:26 pm
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North Korea has threatened to attack U.S and South Korea warships that are in the waters near Koreas' disupted maritime border, just two days after firing nuclear test missiles.
Meanwhile U.S Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton spoke out today, saying that North Korea will receive consequences if it acts against South Korea or Japan. With this statement, the U.S confirmed its allies with Japan and South Korea.
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Yesterday, Pyongyang reacted angrily to South Korea's decision to participate in the anti-proliferation program, calling it a 'declaration of war'.
"Now that the South Korean puppets were so ridiculous as to join in the said racket and dare declare a war against compatriots," North Korea is "compelled to take a decisive measure," the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in a statement carried by state media.
North Korea has already declared that they will not follw an armistice signed in 1953.
The U.N Security Council is currently working to stop North Korea's actions. However, the program that the U.N wants to put in place, to search ships suspected of illegally carrying weapons of mass destruction is hitting some legal limits and is facing some criticism.
Pyongyang has said that they will respond in kind if there is any attempt to search its ships at this time..
It also accused South Korea of being a "puppet" of the United States for agreeing to join the program, which the administration of George W. Bush launched in 2003 as part of its global "war on terror."
North Korea has started a plant that makes plutonium that can be used in nuclear bombs already and Russia is currently taking precautionary security measures as they fear this could lead to war.
Both Russia and the U.S want North Korea to return to the six-party talks, aiming at ending the nuclear program.
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at 17:48 on May 27th, 2009
Threats from the US wont help here at all. We need to give China carte blanche.
at 18:12 on May 27th, 2009
I think that all threats needed to be halted and China and Japan deal with the problem at hand as they understand the culture of Korea both North and South. But how can one put a gag on USA?
USA Presidents in the past have in fact asked China to negotiate and I now think that Japan needs to talk to South Korea, China to North Korea to cool this situation down.
at 18:20 on May 27th, 2009
Yes I'm not sure the US should get involved at this point too much; they can voice support but it might be unwise to do anything further.
at 18:35 on May 27th, 2009
The US is tied up in Iraq and Afghanistan and North Korea knows it. Empty threats that warn of consequences mean nothing. I agree that China is the key to this crisis.
at 20:53 on May 27th, 2009
North Korea wants to sit at the global table and be recognized. No matter how crazy we may think that is. War does not always give us the proper answer. Sometimes it takes a more diplomatic approach in order to stop the foolishness some people love to create. We must reopen talks with North Korea and in some ways acknowledge they exist other then just yelling at them. I think NK is just doing all of this for attention, kind of like a child that constantly becomes destructive to get attention. Just my opinion.....
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at 01:20 on May 28th, 2009
North Korea is talking...but, i dnt see U.S. wanting to have war with N.Korea, why is this?
This country has mass destruction..& U.S. is only talking?
This will be WWW3..& lots of innocent ppl will die.
at 01:37 on May 28th, 2009
A bit drastic with the World War III bit, it would just be another war between North and South Korea, however China and Russia would not be thrilled to join in and support North Korea.
Second Korean war would be the best way to explain the worst senaro.