Russia, China join pressure on North Korea to talk

**Jason** · 06-17-2009, 09:02 PM

MOSCOW – Russia and China expressed serious concern Wednesday about tension on the Korean peninsula and, in the face of increasingly belligerent rhetoric, joined international pressure for North Korea to return to nuclear talks.

The U.S. vowed it would never accept North Korea as an atomic weapons state and, at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, urged the country to negotiate with the world's great powers instead of making threats.

Only hours earlier, North Korea warned the United States and its allies of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation if provoked.

Japanese and South Korean news reports said North Korea is preparing an additional site for test-firing a long-range missile that experts say could be capable of striking the United States. A Russian deputy defense minister said earlier that Russia would shoot down any North Korean missile headed its way but might not be able to detect missiles aimed in other directions.

North Korea, which held its first nuclear test in 2006, conducted its second on May 25 in defiance of the United Nations.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_koreas_nuclear

yustr · 06-18-2009, 06:11 AM

Quote:

First we got the bomb, and that was good,
'Cause we love peace and motherhood.
Then Russia got the bomb, but that's okay,
'Cause the balance of power's maintained that way.
Who's next?

France got the bomb, but don't you grieve,
'Cause they're on our side (I believe).
China got the bomb, but have no fears,
They can't wipe us out for at least five years.
Who's next?

Then Indonesia claimed that they
Were gonna get one any day.
South Africa wants two, that's right:
One for the black and one for the white.
Who's next?

Egypt's gonna get one too,
Just to use on you know who.
So Israel's getting tense.
Wants one in self defense.
"The Lord's our shepherd," says the psalm,
But just in case, we better get a bomb.
Who's next?

Luxembourg is next to go,
And (who knows?) maybe Monaco.
We'll try to stay serene and calm
When Alabama gets the bomb.
Who's next?
Who's next?
Who's next?
Who's next?

Tom Lehrer (circa 1965)

Oh the progress we've made in half a century.

bry623 · 06-19-2009, 01:46 PM

If they want nukes, we have a few we can spare.

OBM-man · 06-19-2009, 03:18 PM

"Only hours earlier, North Korea warned the United States and its allies of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation if provoked."

What is so threatening about this? Did they say they would attack the United states? Or did they say they would retatliate if the United states decides to mount another unprovoked invasion of a sovreign country to steal its resources and pit its population in a civil war that benefits its geopolitical interests?
Is it cause they are threatening you that they will defend themselves when attacked that you find unacceptable?

The A-bombs work. If Iraq had some, the US army wouldn't have dared step foot into the iraqi borders, and half a million innocent lives would have been saved.

Obama is just a smiling bush.

06-17-2009, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,415 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Russia, China join pressure on North Korea to talk MOSCOW – Russia and China expressed serious concern Wednesday about tension on the Korean peninsula and, in the face of increasingly belligerent rhetoric, joined international pressure for North Korea to return to nuclear talks. The U.S. vowed it would never accept North Korea as an atomic weapons state and, at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, urged the country to negotiate with the world's great powers instead of making threats. Only hours earlier, North Korea warned the United States and its allies of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation if provoked. Japanese and South Korean news reports said North Korea is preparing an additional site for test-firing a long-range missile that experts say could be capable of striking the United States. A Russian deputy defense minister said earlier that Russia would shoot down any North Korean missile headed its way but might not be able to detect missiles aimed in other directions. North Korea, which held its first nuclear test in 2006, conducted its second on May 25 in defiance of the United Nations. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_koreas_nuclear __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

06-19-2009, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,586 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Russia, China join pressure on North Korea to talk If they want nukes, we have a few we can spare. __________________ I won a nobel prize too!!

06-19-2009, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
OBM-man Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 34 OS: windows vista	Re: Russia, China join pressure on North Korea to talk "Only hours earlier, North Korea warned the United States and its allies of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation if provoked." What is so threatening about this? Did they say they would attack the United states? Or did they say they would retatliate if the United states decides to mount another unprovoked invasion of a sovreign country to steal its resources and pit its population in a civil war that benefits its geopolitical interests? Is it cause they are threatening you that they will defend themselves when attacked that you find unacceptable? The A-bombs work. If Iraq had some, the US army wouldn't have dared step foot into the iraqi borders, and half a million innocent lives would have been saved. Obama is just a smiling bush.