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64521
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N. Korea pledges to retaliate against South Korea for joining PSI
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea pledged anew Saturday to retaliate against
South Korea for joining a U.S.-led anti-proliferation drive, saying it would
trigger a war on the Korean Peninsula.
In response to North Korea's latest nuclear test, South Korea last week announced
its full participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), a global
campaign aimed at curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. One of its
main targets is North Korea.
"South Korea's full participation in the PSI is a wanton violation of the DPRK' s
sovereignty and an open declaration of war against it," the North's main
newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, said in a commentary, using the acronym of the
country's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"South Korea will be wholly accountable for the disastrous consequences as it
has followed foreign forces in utter disregard of the DPRK's sovereignty and
dignity," said the commentary, carried by the North's Korean Central News
Agency.
The PSI, launched in 2003, allows its member countries, which currently hovers
over 90, to interdict airplanes or ships suspected of carrying missiles and other
weapons of mass destruction.
Tension has risen sharply in the region in recent weeks, with North Korea
test-firing a series of missiles. U.S. spy satellites reportedly found signs that
North Korea is gearing up an inter-continental missile test-launch.
Following the North's May 25 nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council as
well as South Korea and Japan are negotiating possible sanctions on North Korea.
Experts say the power of the nuclear device North Korea detonated this time is
similar to that of the U.S. bombs that flattened two Japanese cities, Hiroshima
and Nagasaki.
Separately, the United States is reportedly preparing to impose its own financial
sanctions against North Korea.
World powers, including North Korea's traditional ally China, unanimously
condemned the North's latest nuclear test, declaring that it clearly violated an
earlier U.N. sanctions resolution adopted in 2006 soon after Pyongyang conducted
its first test.
sam@yna.co.kr
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South Korea for joining a U.S.-led anti-proliferation drive, saying it would
trigger a war on the Korean Peninsula.
In response to North Korea's latest nuclear test, South Korea last week announced
its full participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), a global
campaign aimed at curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. One of its
main targets is North Korea.
"South Korea's full participation in the PSI is a wanton violation of the DPRK' s
sovereignty and an open declaration of war against it," the North's main
newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, said in a commentary, using the acronym of the
country's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"South Korea will be wholly accountable for the disastrous consequences as it
has followed foreign forces in utter disregard of the DPRK's sovereignty and
dignity," said the commentary, carried by the North's Korean Central News
Agency.
The PSI, launched in 2003, allows its member countries, which currently hovers
over 90, to interdict airplanes or ships suspected of carrying missiles and other
weapons of mass destruction.
Tension has risen sharply in the region in recent weeks, with North Korea
test-firing a series of missiles. U.S. spy satellites reportedly found signs that
North Korea is gearing up an inter-continental missile test-launch.
Following the North's May 25 nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council as
well as South Korea and Japan are negotiating possible sanctions on North Korea.
Experts say the power of the nuclear device North Korea detonated this time is
similar to that of the U.S. bombs that flattened two Japanese cities, Hiroshima
and Nagasaki.
Separately, the United States is reportedly preparing to impose its own financial
sanctions against North Korea.
World powers, including North Korea's traditional ally China, unanimously
condemned the North's latest nuclear test, declaring that it clearly violated an
earlier U.N. sanctions resolution adopted in 2006 soon after Pyongyang conducted
its first test.
sam@yna.co.kr
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