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| N Korea vows nuclear build-up after UN sanctions |
| 2013-03-10 |
| North Korea has officially rejected a United Nations call to abandon its nuclear weapons program after a round of tough new sanctions. Pyongyang says the new UN sanctions will only encourage it to strengthen its nuclear and missile programs, with the foreign ministry hinting at more nuclear tests to come. In a statement carried by state media, the ministry said the latest sanctions, which Pyongyang "totally rejects", would only lead the country to reinforce its status "as a nuclear weapons state and satellite launcher". Even before Thursday's Security Council vote imposing tougher sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear test last month, the North Korean leadership had said it would conduct more atomic and long-range missile tests in the future. The foreign ministry statement said that the latest UN sanctions, instead of weakening North Korea's nuclear deterrent, would only increase its capability "a thousand times", according to the Korean Central News Agency. |
| Posted by:Steve White |