Tuesday, October 10, 2006

north korea?

Yeah...so has anybody been keeping up with the North Korea nuclear missile tests? Well, they warned everybody that they were going to test nuclear weapons and the U.N. all said they would punish North Korea if they did this.

Well... they did.

China is quite angry at them and is getting pressure from the rest of the world to impose sanctions on North Korea.
(quote from that link about how the rest of the world is reacting-
"In the aftermath of the blast, the US and Japan are pushing for ship inspections, a ban on military goods, luxury items, a restriction on official visits and a tighter crackdown on North Korea’s financial dealings overseas. Australia announced a range of measures, including curtailing visas.")

All this and Iran is blaming the U.S. for the test.

Oh yes, and the U.S. is rejecting direct talks with North Korea even though they "threatened to fire a nuclear-tipped missile unless the U.S. acts to resolve the standoff."

...great.
-Meredith