North Korea Warns Against Sanctions, Says It Will Strengthen Arsenal If They're Imposed

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal if new sanctions are imposed because of its weapons program.

Pak Kil Yon, the country's deputy foreign minister, told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that his country would however "react to dialogue with a dialogue" with the United States.

Washington had previously demanded the North first return to the six-nation negotiations before allowing bilateral talks. The U.S. now says it is considering direct talks if that would bring the North back to negotiations.

Although the Obama administration is pursuing diplomacy with the North, U.S. officials are tightening sanctions and pushing Asian nations and others to implement punitive U.N. measures.

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[beachsandshuffle]

The source of needed materials could be found, followed and denied. If this little old lady could no longer get outside assistance it would be over.

Want to stop war? Stop the selling of guns.

[Daniel McMillan]

My only comment would be...how is this different than what he was going to do anyway? Talks or no talks, the DPRK has demonstrated that they have no intention of following any framework they agree to.

[ibsteve2u]

"Strengthen its arsenal"...so where is North Korea getting the money and the resources to do that?

[etiennemacchias]

They can use their free human power of their zombie citizens and they have a uranium mine in the Northern Region of the country. They have almost an unlimited access to uranium, which is frightening.

If not for those resources, they would be the laughingstock of the world... trying to flex its puny muscles.

[Kevbo68]

Poor little Kim Jon-il. Everyone else in the world keeps stealing his thunder. All he can do is shake his tiny fists and threaten but it isn't getting him anywhere. Let's hope his son has a differently-sized ego and more personable disposition.

[etiennemacchias]

The one in line to succeed KJL's power is in love with American culture. He, who studied in a school in Switzerland, reportedly loves Coca-Cola, American pop, McDonald's...

Hopefully, when KJL's dead, this nightmare will be all over.

[Hirnlego]

Does the NK leadership do anything which is not pathetic?

[watchTVgetSTUPID]

Our administration does not really care about N Korea unless they sell Nuclear weapons to the Mid East or anywhere South of our border. Iran has a lotta oil ... in fact after we conquer Iran we will have military control of all Mid East oil. Then Obama can tell China where they can shove that trillion dollar debt instrument and the world will concur .... because the world is addicted to Mid East oil.

[Chazmania]

Would it not be great if we could round up all the despots in the world and give them there own little island and watch them claw each other to dea . th

[beachsandshuffle]

Yes on that idea.

[ltyr2002]

Smash North Korea and Iran on the same day! Just the nuke plants and missile bases.
EVERYBODY JOINS IN! NATO, China, Russia, everyone...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all say 'Enough!' to these tin-pot dictators?

[etiennemacchias]

Iran and NK are thinking the same thing.

Violence is exactly what we're trying to avoid because that'll create a mayhem.

[AirViceMarshalPark]

Strengthen their arsenal?

Kim is going to add to his stock of nuke fizzle bombs.

Poof, sssssss, silence.

OK, now lets kidnap another Japanese actress.

[riskybusiness]

When is someone going to swat that pesky gnat and make everybody happy?

[cliffhammond]

Ha ha ha ha. They'll strengthen their arsenal if sanctions AREN"T imposed.

[LMPE]

Can we just offer Kim some horror flicks? I hear that he really likes those.

[Mort]

Lil' Kim needs a good spanking.

[ladyluck 27]

That is one ridiculous looking old lady!

[ChicagoBob]

A gold fish surrounded by sharks and the gold fish is winning.