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N. Korea Threatens To "Wipe Out" U.S.
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 24, 2009 01:45pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (AP) North Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast.
U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills sent to Japan's Coast Guard.
North Korea had warned previously it would fire a long-range missile as a response to U.N. Security Council condemnation of an April rocket launch seen as a cover for its ballistic missile technology.
An underground nuclear test last month drew more Security Council action: a resolution seeking to clamp down on North Korea's trading of banned arms and weapons-related material by requiring U.N. member states to request inspections of ships carrying suspected cargo.
In a first test of the new resolution, a North Korean ship suspected of transporting illicit weapons was sailing off China's coast with a U.S. destroyer close behind. |
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