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| Norks blast U.S. nuclear policy, to bolster atomic arsenal |
| 2010-04-10 |
| SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the new U.S. nuclear policy Friday, saying it shows Washington is "hostile" toward the communist nation, and vowed to beef up its atomic arsenal. It was North Korea's first reaction to the U.S. "Nuclear Posture Review" issued Tuesday. The new guideline renounced the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states, but left open all options, including a nuclear attack, on countries such as North Korea or Iran that defy international nuclear nonproliferation obligations. "This proves that the present U.S. policy towards the DPRK is nothing different from the hostile policy pursued by" the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush, the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, monitored in Seoul. "As long as the U.S. nuclear threat persists, the DPRK will increase and update various type nuclear weapons as its deterrent in such a manner as it deems necessary in the days ahead," the North said. The North also said the latest U.S. nuclear policy "chilled the hard-won atmosphere for the resumption" of stalled six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The talks, involving the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the U.S., were last held in late 2008. Friday's statement came after Obama warned the North of isolation because of its nuclear defiance. "I believe that our ability to move forward already on sanctions with respect to North Korea, the intense discussions that we're having with respect to Iran, will increasingly send a signal to countries that are not abiding by their Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations, that they will be isolated," Obama said in a joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Prague on Thursday. Boy howdy, that worked well, eh Barack? You have the Norks eating out of your hand ... |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Poor simple minded, narcissistic BASTID! He can't stand it when Palin pulls his chain and snarks him off. He just can't keep his yap shut. I hope and pray she stays under his thin skin! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-04-10 19:45 |
| #4 Obama's "Smart Diplomacy" is simply amazing! |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-04-10 19:35 |
| #3 So much for sing-along Kumbaya sessions in the White House...and the bowing...and the apologies...and the sucking up to our enemies...and the alienation of our allies and friends...and the, in general, ticking off of the American people on a daily basis. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-10 09:25 |
| #2 a week-old SOS pantsuit I appear to be laughing uncontrollably at this. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-04-10 01:41 |
| #1 everyone can smell Barack's weakness. It smells like Sheriff Joe's Depends™ and a week-old SOS pantsuit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-04-10 01:16 |