North Korean capital Pyongyang is closed to outsiders and the “martial law” is declared in the capital area, a local South Korean TV reported, quoting a North Korean expert Kang Myung-Do, ex-son-in-law of the former North Korean prime minister, on September 17, 2016.”TV Chosun” reported that Pyongyang seems to be in serious condition and its leader Kim Jong-Un disappeared from the public view for the 27th day in a row.It also reported that there were many reports that Kim Jong-Un is seriously ill or in grave health problem, quoting Kang, a professor at a local university. “Our (…) party has sent a message of congratulations to our nuclear scientists (…) for having conducted a successful test explosion of a nuclear warhead”, she added. Estimates of the explosive yield of the latest blast have varied. Strictly enforcing the new Security Council sanctions, including the mandate to inspect all North Korean cargo and apply serious economic pressure, can help curb criminal activity from the regime, and, most important, prevent the spread of nuclear and missile materials and technology.
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But making progress on the issue appears to be harder as North Korea has continued ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests in defiance of global opposition.
It is clear, however, that North Korea’s continued development of its missile and nuclear strength is its way to deter any threat to her. It also emphasizes the importance of strengthening the defense posture of the United States and its allies instead of merely waiting for China’s cooperation. As such, she is right when she branded the latest threat by the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions for her latest missile and nuclear tests as “laughable”.
North Korea may have also used this method of continuous shooting when it fired shells across the Northern Limit Line in 2010. But as the worldwide community expands the scope of secondary sanctions, they will likely proscribe any foreign bank from doing business with any North Korean counterpart, Eurasia said. During a statement from its “nuclear weapons research institute” on Sep.
Ri Yong Ho, who is in Venezuela for the 17th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, made the statement on Thursday while condemning the USA deployment of two B-1 supersonic bombers over South Korean airspace, Voice of America reported.
With her involvement in the North Korean nuclear issue as secretary of state, Clinton acknowledged that America’s diplomatic and sanctions policies have manifestly failed to curtail Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
South Korea has taken an unusually harsh tone. At the summit, Kim admitted – for the first time – that Japanese nationals had been abducted by North Korean agents and apologised for the actions. The idea of killing Kim Jong-un before he can use nuclear weapons may be politically attractive, but operationally the gambit is unlikely to succeed.
North Korea said its goal is to deter an attack from the United States by developing a nuclear weapon on a long-range missile that could reach US territory. It seems to have learnt from its earlier shenanigans that nothing of significance will happen.
The blast was in defiance of United Nations sanctions that were tightened in March.
Mineral resources account for about half of North Korea’s exports. But China’s bottom line is that it does not want the collapse of the regime in Pyongyang if that leads to a chaotic power vacuum, possibly filled by the United States and its allies.
The “forgotten war” that institutionalized the division of the Korean peninsula-a war that has not ended-might have been avoided if the United States and the People’s Republic of China had come to terms with each other in 1949 instead of 1979. Still, satellite imagery suggests the North might be planning more tests.
According to NK News, a specialist website focused on North Korea, “this is the first time the North has explicitly used USA and South Korea-related satire in its comedy”.
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Asia is passing through a turbulent phase with multiple crises brewing in different parts of the region. According to him, Indonesia can not directly intervene in North Korea’s issues because of its distance from the country.
